Natilie

3.5/ 5✮⋆˙

i'd call this book a crime / murder mystery.

i know i just said i guessed the twist and i didn't want to finish it, but alas, i was presently surprised! i wouldn't necessarily call this book a thriller, maybe not until the very end.

i didn't speed through this book, but not because it wasn't gripping i just had a big week

⭐️3.5/5

(i'm redoing a bunch of ratings because i don't know what parasite was in my head when making these decisions)

oh gosh i'm not too sure what to say on this one - i felt quite underwhelmed and almost confused and what seem like plot points chucked in for the ‘shock/intensity' factor - major TW that I foolishly didn't look up before reading.

the main twist yes, was really good and did turn my world on its head and it took a bit of getting used to but it started to make a lot of sense towards the end, and the chapters that were diary entries were sure my favourite. the ending definitely surprised me, and i did grow to like the character of amber.

i chewed through this in 4 hours, i couldn't put it down so i definitely liked it i just didn't LOVE it, if you know what i mean.

please don't hate me for this, i'm DNFing at 34% - rant review incoming

I'll start by saying that I am not the intended audience for this book, it's a YA novel and unfortunately I need to accept that I am no longer part of that category. I really wanted to like this, everyone loves this and the series - I really wanted to be a part of it ):

I just can't justify spending my free time (what little of it I have) trying to trudge through something I don't like. I started reading this almost a week ago and am no where near halfway which is really unusual for me. I just didn't want to pick this up and when I did I got so distracted by other things. Everyone has been saying that it gets better as the series goes on and I wholeheartedly believe you - I just don't have the time or the want to do it ):

let's get into actually WHY I personally didn't like this... ๋⭑☽.