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mrsmacdonald's review
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
One of my favorite thriller tropes is a book that all takes place in one day/night. The compressed time period adds to the suspense, imo. This is one of those, and it was really well done, and engaging. The clues are there for you to figure out the mystery as it goes but it would be just as enjoyable just going along for the ride.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder
Minor: Death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
bexxii00's review
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Murder
misslisag's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
ishouldreadthat's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
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I was a huge fan of Foxfield’s last book, It’s Behind You, and was so excited to hear she published another YA thriller! Tag, You’re Dead is a twisty thriller that you can read in a single sitting — I couldn’t put it down.
We follow three POV characters playing a high-tech, city-wide game of tag with a big prize — the chance to join social media star Anton Fraser’s live-in crew. All our characters have their private motivations for wanting to win and their secrets surface as the game goes awry.
I love Foxfield’s twisty plots and surprising reveals, as well as her totally despicably characters (who I can’t help but love — I’m a big fan of Erin’s). The horror elements are light enough to not be scary, while adding extra tension to the book. Tag, You’re Dead is a perfect spooky, entertaining, read-it-in-one-sitting book for your summer TBR.
I was a huge fan of Foxfield’s last book, It’s Behind You, and was so excited to hear she published another YA thriller! Tag, You’re Dead is a twisty thriller that you can read in a single sitting — I couldn’t put it down.
We follow three POV characters playing a high-tech, city-wide game of tag with a big prize — the chance to join social media star Anton Fraser’s live-in crew. All our characters have their private motivations for wanting to win and their secrets surface as the game goes awry.
I love Foxfield’s twisty plots and surprising reveals, as well as her totally despicably characters (who I can’t help but love — I’m a big fan of Erin’s). The horror elements are light enough to not be scary, while adding extra tension to the book. Tag, You’re Dead is a perfect spooky, entertaining, read-it-in-one-sitting book for your summer TBR.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Stalking
mxbluet18's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Trigger warnings for Tag You're Dead include: addiction, body horror; death, gore, infidelity, violence, blood, kidnapping, grief, parental death and murder.
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I'm not always particularly into thriller and mystery stories, but I was intrigued by this one. A hundred contestants in a livestreamed game of Tag. A social media influencer. And a girl who's been dead for a year come back to haunt.
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It's a multiple point of view book, which I generally find a little bit disorientating and difficult to follow, which didn't change for this book either. But with murder mystery books, they typically do have multiple characters and suspects therefore there has to be different points of view throughout to find out what they're thinking as more information comes out, how and why each of them are suspects.
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I won't spoil the ending or any of the major plot points, but I was genuinely shocked as every piece of new information came out, and when it revealed who actually did it, it didn't really strike me as obvious.
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Ultimately, none of them were particularly good people for various reasons, but one really was worse than the others.
☆
☆
I'm not always particularly into thriller and mystery stories, but I was intrigued by this one. A hundred contestants in a livestreamed game of Tag. A social media influencer. And a girl who's been dead for a year come back to haunt.
~
It's a multiple point of view book, which I generally find a little bit disorientating and difficult to follow, which didn't change for this book either. But with murder mystery books, they typically do have multiple characters and suspects therefore there has to be different points of view throughout to find out what they're thinking as more information comes out, how and why each of them are suspects.
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I won't spoil the ending or any of the major plot points, but I was genuinely shocked as every piece of new information came out, and when it revealed who actually did it, it didn't really strike me as obvious.
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Ultimately, none of them were particularly good people for various reasons, but one really was worse than the others.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
anniereads221's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder