A review by booksbytheglass
Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead by Jenny Hollander

dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

this one was such a ride!! I binged it in the span of one night, and I still am confused about the wild ride I went on šŸ§ it gave all of the luckiest girl alive vibes with an added twist at the end 

charlie has all but forgotten about the worst night of her life, when she survived the ā€œscarlet christmasā€ aka a massacre at her university in new york. but now, a classmate is drudging up the entire event all over again when she decides to make a movie about the event. and I ā€¦ really didnā€™t care about any of it? 

I just felt super disjointed from the story going back and forth between charlieā€™s current life and her recalling her past with her therapist. it didnā€™t feel like a normal dual timeline and instead forced the reader into the memories versus allowing it to happen organically. 

and charlie herself was a world class narcissist šŸ¤Ŗ she truly pushed away everyone who truly loved and cared about her without a momentā€™s thought, while simultaneously convincing herself that sheā€™s the key to solving the mystery. if she just took five seconds and talked to others, she would have found out the truth instead of speculating events šŸ˜•

a big thank you to minotaur for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!

rating: 3 stars
wine pairing: dry creek zinfandel