As an American, it took me a while to adjust to how British this is. I have read other British authors before (like Neil Gaiman) and I've never struggled as much as I did with this book. However, I was able to quickly adjust, and I didn't knock any points off for it either. But if you're not British and struggle sometimes reading different dialects of English, this might be one you want to avoid or at least take your time with. 

The characters in this book are so fun. The main "gang" of Elizabeth, Ron, Ibrahim, and Joyce are all incredibly interesting and fun. I even enjoyed Chris and Donna, although I usually don't like police characters. I especially like that Donna and Chris were just friends and

Donna introduced him to her mom. I am very happy at how age-appropriate that was! I do have to say that Donna was borderline sociopathic about her ex, Carl. She says she didn't love him, but she stalks him online and literally uprooted her life because they broke up. THAT'S CRAZY. Get it together Donna!

Bogdan was my favorite character by far, though. I love him and I want him to be happy always.

To be honest, I couldn't tell you much that's wrong with this book. Maybe I should give it 5 stars, but I just didn't enjoy this one on the same level as other books I've rated 5 stars. There were a lot of characters and POV switches that were hard to follow at times, and I am also not quite satisfied from the reveal at the end.

Why would Penny hold onto that file? It doesn't make sense, especially if it's a secret that she held onto until the very end. It feels like she wouldn't want a copy of that one.

I also don't feel like there's any way the gang should have caught onto

Bogdan

either. It's not explained like the other revelations they have. It just happens, which is disappointing given the level of care devoted to the mystery throughout the rest of the book.

Overall, I really enjoyed this and I definitely want to continue the series. I will leave you with my favorite quote from the book, which comes near the end: