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i wasnt sure about the now vs then chapters at first, primarily cuz the now chapters are basically spoiling the events first, which is a bold move that i wasnt sure the author could pull off at first, with the tension still being kept
however that clearly did work out bcuz i kept just saying to myself, ill put it down to sleep at the end of the next chapter and then suddenly it was 3.30 am and i was starting on the epilogue
i kept working myself up over how shes going to explain the events that are going on, whats gonna be the explanation for all the spooky shit and tbh, what she went with is completely reasonable and sound but it still kinda felt Meh to me, i wish it was smth different, i dont know what different per se but Different
overall a good read and the audiobook was a fucking masterpiece, the narrator put their whole narrussy into it and i would reread just to hear that narration again

this book is way Way overhyped in my humble opinion. 
it had its moments a few times, and it definitely has a certain vibe that im guessing is the selling point to people who love it but. overall as a whole it just sucks in my opinion
which i am not shocked about, at the end of the day it Is a white man attempting to write about the deep and intimate lives and struggles of teenage girls, and from white boys perspectives no less so.
been wanting to read it and now read it for a challenge but i was disappointed and its unlikely i'll ever reread.
also didnt like the slurs but thats just something you have to live with when reading older books unfortunately (even tho this isnt even That old yk. but whatever)

it didnt suck me into itself as quick as id like, which is already not a good start usually
the characters i kept being on the edge for, which is admittedly expectable from such a premise, but i just didnt find myself able to root for any character for the whole time, it was also clear that the author had blatant favorites too (looking at you tristan)
the plot was intriguing enough to get me through it, not quite sure if its enough to get me to continue with the series tho
as for the writing style. oh lord now THAT was a mess.... it was flowery and even bordering on pretentious at times, at others it was juvenile and felt unedited (the brackets oh god the brackets. it felt like the author left notes for herself to change and add things later and then. never did??) 
overall, okay for a read but i probably wouldnt reread even if i continue the series 

UGHHH I KNEWWWWWW ID LOVE THIS ONE I KNEW IT
aehako is best boy. no arguments he just IS !!!!!!
i really liked that this one was different in the not resonating aspect it just made it all even more <3 tho i did expect it to happen by the end but i dont mind it i want them to have little blue babies too
ruby still keeps me locked in with these, its not high literature obviously but thats not what im here for anyway im here for that good good aka blue dick 
excited for harlows story and also haedens he seems just perfectly my type (tbh i couldve seen harlow and haeden but thats just me)

i found this book a good, fun one in itself, it kept itself fun and moving with the bite sized stories.
however some DEFINITELY suffered from the length limitations “thats when the longtooth man runs” sent me to the stratosphere for example
i love horror but i rarely consume it in visual forms, and since found footage is mostly a visual horror trope, im not sure if its just a trope trait or just a fault of length here too, but some felt so tailless and not in the exciting thrilling ooo i wonder whats up what happened way but in a. well what happened cuz youre not giving much to work with here way
but even so, i had some favorites among the stories like summons; accident, of sorts; a small hand-built house