I’m actually giving this 4 and a half stars but there’s no option for that on goodreads (could we get one???)
This book is just GOOD! I’ve personally never read or heard of a book with the same plot line as this before and it was a really refreshing take on the murder mystery trope. The writing was good. The characters were good. Everything was just good.
Pace wise it moves well, and with the interjection of work logs on pages it keeps the pace going steady. Each chapter felt necessary with no fillers.
Did I see who did it coming? A little bit, but throughout the book you’re constantly questioning who it was so I did guess it at one point and then changed my mind. Also totally didn’t guess it because this books has twists and turns up until the end.
I will be recommending this book for years to come.
Reasons not to give a full 5 stars: ever so slightly unbelievable, I.e. do I really think a 17 year old could do all this. And also with the danger level I just wish for once to see the teenagers going to the police when they’re threatened, like the safe thing to do is (but that’s also a deep routed hate of mine from PLL so that’s more personal)
Go and read this book!