Ten

This is definitely one of those YA books that reminds me I'm actually an old woman. Not for me, but I would recommend it to teen library patrons, who will appreciate the fast-paced plot and can overlook the one-dimensional characters. It wouldn't be my go-to recommendation, though, especially since the depiction of mental illness is pretty toxic.

A big plot hole: TJ constantly says that Meg's comebacks are witty and hilarious “gold” when, in fact, they are not any of those things. Massive oversight. I did kind of laugh when she called the killer out for saying something was a pun when it wasn't, though.

1.5 Agatha Christie references/5.