i feel like i always complain about books in my reviews but, well, that's probably the only way i can remember what those books were about since this one wasn't memorable, either. which is super upsetting, because i've had it on my 'i need to read this rn or i'll die' list, but, WELLLLL

zero tension, which is strange considering there's a guy murdered and the four people whose povs we're reading are suspected of killing him lol though it was pretty obvious to me that

Spoiler

none of them actually had anything to do with killing simon. the shady elements of mystery and tragic pasts were used to build some mysterious setting that simply didn't work out

, so i was hoping that the ending would actually surprise me, but it didn't.

i had no interest in the characters, because they're bland and boring, but i kind of started liking nate. that phase ended just as quickly, because HE'S JUST SO FUCKING ANNOYING I CAN'T EVEEEEEEN. i won't speak about bronwyn because she's just the most annoying loser of them all, and reading her pov made me want to claw my eyeballs out. addy was meh, cooper was meh, and maybe i would care about them if only they weren't both cheating on their s/o. i mean, i get cooper (kind of) because being gay and closeted fucking sucks, but it's wrong to cheat on your s/o no matter the circumstances. especially when addy got so much shit for doing it one time and regretting it, and cooper didn't even get called a cheater straight-up, or anything. way to make another queer character a complete shit lol.

eh i don't even want to write too much, that's how much i dislike this book. it was just predictable, the characters lacked depth, and i didn't sympathize with any of them. they could all go to jail and i wouldn't care. does this even deserve 2 stars? maybe because it was a quick read and i didn't waste too much time on it.