panSomehow? The movie was better? Idk. I watched the movie a few months ago and then found out it was a book, so I went in knowing vaaaaguely what to expect. The ending of the book is better imho, but the movie overall is more memorable. There was too much about the sex lives of high schoolers, including some blatant assault that‘s just…not discussed?? And the killer‘s motives were better than movie killer‘s.
2 stars | #thriller #notYA
MsRadioSilence Other issues I had: 1) the author is white writing from the perspective of a half-Black, half-Native Hawaiian girl who is in the middle of nowhere, Nebraska. I don‘t think Perkins has the experience to be writing from this perspective having never lived it herself. 2) this book is marketed as YA, probably bc of the MC‘s age (17), but I‘d argue it‘s more New Adult considering the content (sex, drugs, swearing, etc). 4w
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