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Adrienne Thurman

**Thank you NetGalley for sending me the ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.** I hate to rate an ARC so low, especially a debut novel, but I truly had so many issues with this one. The FMC was insufferable honestly. I did appreciate that her family called her out often on her “down with the patriarchy” mindset, but it was exhausting. She was unhealed and toxic and it wasn’t cute. The definition of “someone hurt me and I’m gonna make it everyone’s problem.” The writing wasn’t bad and there were some really thoughtful quotes throughout! However, the EXCESSIVE use of f*** drove me absolutely insane. Like it was so frequent that it was distracting and annoying. Overall, this book was just not for me, and I honestly knew that after the very first line mentioned her VIBRATOR being dead 🫠

Tiffany Crum

kind of shocked to see so many negative reviews tbh. I don’t give thrillers 5 stars all the time, but I felt this one earned it. The story was fun, twisty, mystery-packed, and had a little bit of romance which was unexpected. I think my favorite part was the narcolepsy situation. It added something really unique to the story imo. ignoring the haters bc I loved this one 😂👏

Miranda Smith

3.5⭐️ This felt like exactly what I want from a summerween read honestly 👏A little cheesy at the end and two short intimate scenes that drift into the “too graphic” zone, but overall it was a fun horror slasher.

Allen Levi

Absolutely stunning. This may be one of the best books I’ve ever read.I don’t typically read this genre (thriller/romance/dystopia girlie) so I was nervous it might not have enough action to keep my attention. I will admit it gets only slightly repetitive at one point in the middle, but my gosh. Every single time he gave someone their portrait and told them what he saw, offered them encouragement, helped them see themselves…I cried. Yes every time. So. A lot 😂The way Christianity and the character of Jesus is woven throughout this story is what really did it for me. This is a story full of hope and kindness and the love of Christ. Just beautiful 🩷

Jess Lourey

3.75⭐️I LOVE dystopia and I honestly was hooked from the beginning on this one. I think Jess Lourey does a really amazing job writing semi-creepy atmospheric thrillers, so seeing that put into a dystopian novel was really fun! It def gives some classic dystopia vibes like maze runner & hunger games, but the story is unique on its own! It is definitely YA and I think if I had read this in high school, I would’ve rated it even higher. Minimum cussing. Some kissing, but nothing overly steamy or descriptive. Quite a bit of violence & death. One issue I did have with the book is that it seemed like the fmc would CLEARLY figure out a piece of the puzzle, so my brain is like “ooooh okay now we know.” But then later it gets like OFFICIALLY confirmed and she’s shocked again? Like sis I thought we already figured this out 3 chapters ago lol.