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Chelsea Pitcher

Author of This Lie Will Kill You

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Blood Iris 2012 (2012) — Contributor — 16 copies

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What I liked about it:

- A VERY FOCUSED TAKE ON THE AFTERMATH OF SERIAL BULLYING AND UNDIAGNOSED DEPRESSION.

- THE ILL EFFECTS OF THE NOW VERY COMMON - 'TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS' WERE EXPRESSED WELL.

- ALTERNATES BETWEEN THE PAST AND THE PRESENT

- A GOOD REVENGE STORY!


What I did not like:

- A TAD BIT CONFUSING

- HIGHLY PREDICTABLE

- HAD A RATHER COMMON PREMISE

- IT DEALS WITH A LOT OF THINGS THAT COULD BE TRIGGERING LIKE MURDER, PHYSICAL ABUSE AND BULLYING! (DISCRETION IS ADVISED)

- FELT INCOMPLETE
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AnrMarri | 6 other reviews | Aug 1, 2023 |
I had to DNF this because of my ID (the crime channel) loving heart. There’s just NO way the police are arresting a teenage girl that fast after a murder when there’s no witnesses. There’s a thing called investigation. They don’t even have time for an autopsy or labs to come back and they’re arresting a girl they’ve never questioned. That’s not how that works. They’re going to want to dot all the i’s and eliminate everyone first. Or at least get 100% confirmation on cause of death. They only have one shot to get it right, so charging someone doesn’t happen until many other things happen.

When the night they arrest Belladonna, her “alibi” shows up and they tell her: the trial will start in a few weeks. Ummmm, on what planet??? Murder trials never happen that fast even if you invoke your right to a speedy trial— which she hasn’t done yet because they literally just arrested her!!!!

Just no.
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Michelle_PPDB | Mar 18, 2023 |
3.5 Stars

When Angie's ex-BFF Lizzie kills herself, she knows it was all the bullying that pushed Lizzie over the edge. Racked with guilt for not stopping it, she goes on a mission to discover who tortured Lizzie the most and punish them. Along the way she discovers there is more to Lizzie's death than name calling... things about Lizzie, the Prom Incident, and her family that Angie had no clue about. As the secrets unfold Angie learns to trust someone completely unexpected and has some hard questions to ask herself.

So when I first heard the title of this book, I knew I wanted to read it. I knew it would be about bullying and slut-shaming and I think those topics are so important in the world of fiction. Teens need to have books that show them that other people are going through it and that it's completely wrong.

I went into this knowing that Lizzie (the girl who died) had secrets, but I had no idea how many secrets this book would have!! It was like secret after secret, and just when you thought you knew it all... BAM another one.

I really liked Angie's voice. She came across as older and really insightful. It almost made me want to believe that she would've talked things through with Lizzie before her death, but she was flawed. At times she was an unreliable narrator as she wasn't exactly honest with her audience for parts of the book.

I had mixed feelings about Lizzie's voice. She was depicted through diary entries. At first I really liked the poetic nature of her diary entries. They were beautiful words... but then I started wondering if a high schooler would really write like that? I just know there's no way I would've been able to write like that at that age. Also some of the conversations Angie had with other people seemed really grown up and forced at times.

What I did like was that this book really tackled death and what words like slut (and boys calling each other "Fags") can do to people. It marks you and is something you can't easily take away. I loved the emotions and the way this book held my attention. I think it's a really important topic and it's definitely a book that keeps you thinking throughout.

Having said that, I really wished this book just focused in on the slut-shaming/bullying part. It kind of branched out to include a variety of other issues and that became a little hard to follow. I think it also made it more unbelieveable. It was definitely a readable book, but it involved some suspension of disbelief.

*Also I think this would be a great choice for a book club book, as it contains so many topics that can be talked about.*

Overall: A fascinating look at high school gone wrong. There's a lot of issues crammed in, but it would be great for a book club or anyone who wants a book that makes them think.

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Michelle_PPDB | 16 other reviews | Mar 18, 2023 |
While predictable, it was entertaining. And the character who was the most despicable got what was coming to them.
 
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