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4.5 I think? Very good but the writing needed more contractions lol
This book had potential. Cheerleader murder mysteries always sound fun. But this was so boring. So predictable. So contrived. There was nothing that made this stand out to me. It’s heathers meets mean girls meets 2010 Wattpad novel—but I’ve enjoyed things I’ve read on Wattpad much more than this. I didn’t like Shade. I didn’t like any of the Chloes. I didn’t like Jadis. I couldn’t get myself to care about any of the characters, none of them had real motives, and the killer was extremely predictable and also really didn’t make sense as the killer except for the fact that the “foreshadowing” was really just making it so obvious that it was that person. None of the characters had personalities, motives, goals, or lives outside of the cliche roles they played.
I also had an issue with the writing. It was painful for me to read. I think that’s more about it not being my style than a fault of the author. At least 80% of the story was told through internal monologue and narrative summary from Shades POV with very little dialogue or like, active action. Which not only do I find boring in general when books are narrated this way, but because I didn’t like Shade’s character, it became borderline intolerable at points.
Also, Shade had so much chemistry with every girl she became close to. She kept saying she was straight, but I kept expecting her to hook up with Jadis and/or Chloe Orbach the whole first half of the book. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, it was just a weird strand of the story that was never elaborated on at all—I’m not sure the author even did it on purpose.
So, would I recommend this book? No. I didn’t enjoy it, but if you think it’s something you’d really enjoy and the things I pointed out don’t bother you, it could be worth a shot.
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The premise was interesting, but it was a bit of a cliche and nothing was done to make it stand out. The mystery was predictable. So. Meh. But the part that really bothered me was the writing style. I don’t know if it was objectively bad, or just really not my vibe, but I found it almost painful to get through at times. I’ll elaborate tomorrow.
I also had an issue with the writing. It was painful for me to read. I think that’s more about it not being my style than a fault of the author. At least 80% of the story was told through internal monologue and narrative summary from Shades POV with very little dialogue or like, active action. Which not only do I find boring in general when books are narrated this way, but because I didn’t like Shade’s character, it became borderline intolerable at points.
Also, Shade had so much chemistry with every girl she became close to. She kept saying she was straight, but I kept expecting her to hook up with Jadis and/or Chloe Orbach the whole first half of the book. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, it was just a weird strand of the story that was never elaborated on at all—I’m not sure the author even did it on purpose.
So, would I recommend this book? No. I didn’t enjoy it, but if you think it’s something you’d really enjoy and the things I pointed out don’t bother you, it could be worth a shot.
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The premise was interesting, but it was a bit of a cliche and nothing was done to make it stand out. The mystery was predictable. So. Meh. But the part that really bothered me was the writing style. I don’t know if it was objectively bad, or just really not my vibe, but I found it almost painful to get through at times. I’ll elaborate tomorrow.
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This is a must read.
TW: drug addiction, drug abuse, mentions of suicide, bullying
TW: drug addiction, drug abuse, mentions of suicide, bullying
