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A review by mintchocolateleaves
Tag, You're Dead by Kathryn Foxfield
2.0
2 stars.
As quickly as I made my way through this book, I couldn't help but be disappointed by it. Don't get me wrong, it was an easy read, and if you're after an easy read then this book could be it. But the plot was lacking the substance that I thought it really needed. And the plot twist at the end felt kind of underwhelming.
The characters, too, were mostly underwhelming. Of the three main characters that we cycled through, I only really liked one of them. I didn't like Erin too much, her personality just felt bland. Meanwhile, I thought the way that Charlotte's character was so overwhelmingly obsessed and 'fangirl-y' was something that made me really uncomfortable. The only character I really liked was Grayson.
Rose's death and the mystery behind it, and then consequently the game that has been set up, could've been far more interesting had it been mildly different. For me, it just felt like it hadn't been organised properly. Maybe it's just because I'm a big fan of mystery books and this didn't really fit that vibe. Either way, maybe the intended teenage audience would have enjoyed it far more than I did.
As quickly as I made my way through this book, I couldn't help but be disappointed by it. Don't get me wrong, it was an easy read, and if you're after an easy read then this book could be it. But the plot was lacking the substance that I thought it really needed. And the plot twist at the end felt kind of underwhelming.
The characters, too, were mostly underwhelming. Of the three main characters that we cycled through, I only really liked one of them. I didn't like Erin too much, her personality just felt bland. Meanwhile, I thought the way that Charlotte's character was so overwhelmingly obsessed and 'fangirl-y' was something that made me really uncomfortable. The only character I really liked was Grayson.
Rose's death and the mystery behind it, and then consequently the game that has been set up, could've been far more interesting had it been mildly different. For me, it just felt like it hadn't been organised properly. Maybe it's just because I'm a big fan of mystery books and this didn't really fit that vibe. Either way, maybe the intended teenage audience would have enjoyed it far more than I did.