Kiley Roache

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“I’ve only ever been loved like a Top 40 song—the latest hit, the hot new thing. Something fleeting, bubbly and fun; nothing serious. But just once, I’d like to be loved like a poignant, timeless ballad.”

out of this entire book this was the one quote that stood out to me the most. it was one of those quotes that i instantly needed to highlight because it made me feel something. i think everyone has had a thought similar to this at least once in their lives.

the overall book left me kind of disappointed because i had such high hopes for it. the idea of having a murder mystery in a content house really intrigued me and excited me to read but the characters seemed quite flat to me and one dimensional.

it also felt unrealistic at times where i was expecting more realism due to its more modern feel. however, i did enjoy reading it and there were moments of the book that had me feeling that same initial excitement when i first marked this as a to be read

Rachel Evans

(2.5/5) Audiobook - 3 hours 36 minutes - I think this had a lot of potential but didn't quite live up to it. The characters felt one-dimensional, especially Kat and Beau (unimportant aside: since I listened to this as an audiobook, I spent the whole time thinking they were called Cat and Bo and it was pretty jarring to see the correct spellings). The concept was interesting - I like the idea of books that centre around social media - and if I'm honest this was the aspect of the book I enjoyed most, seeing how the petty social media rivalries become misconstrued when analysed by the police. However, the main twist of the book was at least half-predictable. I l knew which character was involved in the mystery from the very moment they were introduced, even if they were involved in a different way than I thought. Another issue I did have, was that twist seemed very unrealistic and cliche - I am almost 100% certain this could never happen in real life. However, looking past its flaws, I can appreciate that it was enjoyable enough if you don't think too hard.

This definitely is one of the more accurate portrayals of teens and TikTok that I've come across. I enjoyed seeing someone who ~got it~ and the mystery was intriguing.

One small complaint: the way the teens talked vacillated between very grown and very immature, (which as teens, immaturity is a given) but the inconsistency was a bit jarring. I also found the replacement for curse words a bit out of place (I'm not sure if there were restrictions because this is YA) but if there can be themes of underage drinking and weed, I feel like they should be allowed to use adult curse words. Most teens do--it was a bit out of place for there to be a sudden heck or crap.

Entertaining and kept me invested throughout. Plus the nods to social media (namely TikTok) were pretty spot on. Although idk why Drake was brought into this. That part was awkward lol

Holly

This definitely is one of the more accurate portrayals of teens and TikTok that I've come across. I enjoyed seeing someone who ~got it~ and the mystery was intriguing.
One small complaint: the way the teens talked vacillated between very grown and very immature, (which as teens, immaturity is a given) but the inconsistency was a bit jarring. I also found the replacement for curse words a bit out of place (I'm not sure if there were restrictions because this is YA) but if there can be themes of underage drinking and weed, I feel like they should be allowed to use adult curse words. Most teens do--it was a bit out of place for there to be a sudden heck or crap.

Entertaining and kept me invested throughout. Plus the nods to social media (namely TikTok) were pretty spot on. Although idk why Drake was brought into this. That part was awkward lol

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