e-Audio, 09:25:33
Narrated by: Justis Bolding
Release Date: August 6, 2024
Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. (Disney Hyperion Books)
Read from: August 6-7, 2024
Stand-alone
Source: Library’s Libby
Content Warning: Death, Murder, Emotional Abuse, Drug Use, Gun Violence, Fire/Fire Injury, Sexism, Sexual Assault, Pedophillia
For Readers Interested In: Mysteries, YA, Revenge StoriesMurdered bad girl Annie Lane is back from the grave and hellbent on revenge . . . she just has to figure out who killed her.
This fast-paced thriller by a talented debut delivers a horror-infused hunt for justice that’s at once furiously feminist, darkly funny, and utterly satisfying.
Between her careless mom, her cheating ex-boyfriend, and her rotten reputation around town, Annie Lane is used to being left behind. But she’s never been left for dead before—until she wakes up to find her body’s been dumped on a mountain rumored to raise the dead.
Annie can’t remember who killed her, but she’ll stop at nothing to figure it out and make them pay. Because girls like her don’t get justice unless they take it for themselves.
Codie Crowley’s propulsive debut presents a furious and cathartic thriller skewering society’s condemnation of “unlikeable” girls.
*MY THOUGHTS*
When I first heard of this book I remember grabbing it just because I liked the title lol I didn’t look at it anymore until it was almost time for it come out and I had to decide if I was going to read it or not. It finally came out, and trust me when i say it was worth the read for more than a cool title.
So the first thing that I actually thought was cool was the premise. The idea is that she had a wrongful death that occured on top of a magical place, and because of this wrongful death, her soul is forced to haunt this place at the top of the hill. The coolest part about this tho was the way they came back almost completely normal. She didn’t remember anything from when it happened, but she just kept throwing up something that was actually a clue, but she didn’t realize it. It was totes cool.
There were a few things I didn’t like about this tho. At the beginning, Annie can’t remember what happened to her. She has no idea that she’s died. She just goes about her time, all the while, she’s actually dead. It took her so long to get there. I was like dude, just tell her because you’re wasting so much time! It got old really quickly. I also didn’t care for the ending. The book spent so much time building itself up, but when it got to the ending, it was like this happened, here’s this thing they did, they’re not there, find them, done. It was like very uneventful, but it also felt very formulaic. Idk how to explain it without spoilers.
I don’t think there was one character that I actually liked besides the ghost with the motorcycle. Everyone else in this novel was talking in circles. I kept wanting to be like, “of course she’d never believe you. She probably doesn’t even know what you’re saying.” And let me just tell you again, I DIDN’T LIKE ANY ADULT IN THIS BOOK. Literally all of them were gross somehow and i wanted all of them to feel her wrath.
The writing style in this one was hella good tho. I was hooked from this story from the very beginning. And Idk if it was Crowley, the narrator, or a mix of the two, but this audio was amazing! I was so into it I was listening to it when I had left my Airpods at home. I was at work, in the library, sorting through some books just out loud. That’s how good this was.
This book surprised me in so many ways. But it also disappointed me. In far less and less important ways tho. So all in all, if you’re questioning reading this, stop questioning and pick it up. This was a fun little book and I can’t wait to see what else we will get from Codie. I do hope there’s more in this universe.
Overall, I give this
