A review by dramagirl2003
Friends Like These by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this was so crazy man

thoughts while reading

part one
p23: reason 55 why getting so drunk is a bad idea. also there’s no point in hiding it cause the first thing tegan is gonna do is tell jess
p37:……that was not what i had in mind
p43: that’s also how jake woke her up this morning
p48: height doesn’t matter to the heart girl
p63: i suspect
jake might have been roofied
p72: aw what a heartfelt apology, not. you’ve lost her forever now
p108: how sturdy are these deck chairs that brendon managed to cut himself on them??
p125: please don’t, cause i would slap you
p153: or here’s an option, let it go, stop trying to force it

part two
p172: true that, double standards my dude
p176: 😳 oh that’s not looking good at all
p184: so many secrets
p224: oh no,
shawna called beetlejuice
, she knew something was very wrong
p247: that’s so unfair, don’t basically have sex if you’re not planning to get back together
p271: yeah i’m not sure the police care too much about a juvenile bet

part three
p299: for goodness sake, grow up
p305: or she means someone else entirely, like brendon
p331: i would love nothing more than to hug jake right now
p332: i’ve only just noticed that all of the full stops are little diamonds
p337: it better not be
one of the girlies
p343: what did i say
p345: i don’t remember
chloe leaving though
. investigation time: ah, there it is on p42;
chloe sneaks out
p356: what a gaslighter, we knew
it was a human
p372: that’s what i said! chairs aren’t that sturdy

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