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What a ride. I was fully invested, if I had more time on my hands it would've been the perfect book to binge read in a day. Once one gets into it, there's no putting it down. You would want to theorize, to find out what really unfolded, the motives and who is the betrayer.

I saw a lot of reviews stating that the start is slow, that wasn't the case for me. From the first page to the last page, it was of a consistent pace. I did not struggle at all getting into the story. The plot twists were absolutely amazing, and unpredictable. I loved how it continued to surprise me right up till the end.

The complexities came with the characters-
1. Red- Such a complex character, there's depth to her. I liked how consistent she was with herself, but I would have liked her more had she been a bit more outspoken instead of a pushover.
2. Simon- Honestly, he was the best of them. The humor he brought to the story was so easy to like. He was balanced, never overdoing anything and keeps the reader sane.
3. Arthur- I went from like to dislike then to feeling bad for him. His morally grey character is a bit disturbing but his chemistry with Red is worth exploring.
4. Reyna- Yeah no. Wasn't a fan. She's forgettable. Her sob story had no effect on me, I don't like cheaters.
5. Maddy- She was there too. Pretty dumb tbh and she annoyed me at times.
6. Oliver- Oof, he's the most complex characters of all in my opinion. I hated him. But at the same time I appreciated how the author wrote him. Let me explain, you think you know someone all your life but things happen, life threatening ones, and the person you knew is no longer there and instead an absolute stranger and a selfish guy is in front of you. I liked how real and truly disturbing Oliver was. He is the typical Mr Know It All guy who can't do shit. Anyway, what am saying is that it's his crap that made other characters interesting and brought more life to the book as a whole. Tho, I hope I never meet someone like him in reality 👀😅

I wish the sniper could've been a little more attention but it's all good, the story was quite entertaining and the twists and turns make up for it.

This was my first Holly Jackson book and it did not disappoint. I cannot wait to check out A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, just have to pick it up from my shelf... someday 😂 So glad my cycle of bad reads is broken. See what I did with Bad Reads? 🤭 Y'all please just laugh.