“The sad truth is, you can't stay out of the forest because the world is a forest. And it's filled with predators. If someone is assaulted, it wasn't because they were careless, irresponsible, or dressed wrong.”
just know that every morning i open my eyes and ask myself, WWKKAGHFMFMD: what would karen kilgariff and georgia hardstark from my favorite murder do
uhhhhhhhh,, safe to say i liked the ~idea~of this book more than the actual book.
pros
- slasher murder trope.......chefs kiss
- i totally couldn't predict that ending
- the two timelines
cons
- so
- goddamn
- slow
- i didn't like any of the characters ??? everyone was so annoying and just..meh
- so r e p e t i t i v e
- if i took a shot everytime quincy took a xanax with grape soda i'd be dead before i reached half of the book
- the reveal omg...............................no words
ok i honestly don't know i how i feel about this book.
i loved a lot of it - the characters (rob and owen own my whole heart), the relationships, the family dynamics and how messy it all is. and while this book does bring up some important topics, it fails to really take a stance on any of them, which makes some of the messages a little blurry on this one.
aside from its incredibly predictable and rather underwhelming ending, maegan's inability to seem compelling as a character and the unnecessary romance subplot (am i blind?? cos there was no chemistry between rob and maegan), it's still a really enjoyable contemporary that doesn't shy away from darker themes.
also i need a whole book about owen
Jesus Christ. I can't believe I actually finished this. My only remaining braincell is barely hanging on at this point.
Interesting themes and plot, boring and confusing execution. The writing is beautiful and very carefully done, if only the author had been that rigorous with all the other aspects of the book...
i wanted to love this book so bad. the movie is absolutely amazing and after watching it about a million times i finally decided to read the book. i was really excited bc of all the amazing reviews it had but oh boy.....is this book overhyped....
yes, it's cute, it's fun, it's important, but overall it's just an okay book? and i think the movie is better but it was still an enjoyable read and i'll definitely re-read it,, at some point