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Twenty-Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate

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denaiir's review against another edition

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I was so bored with this one and at the same time so annoyed with everything .... I saw several reviews that mentioned a "soap-opera" feel and I couldn't agree more.

The characters were all cringy, their motives were stupid, their actions were completely unbelievable, it felt like they were teenagers rather than adults. Becca was especially bad which is why I remember her the most, but the others were poorly written with no personality and I kept mixing them up. Absolutely no one was likeable.

The book was too long and the

supernatural element

was facepalm-worthy. The scene with June at the end was excruciatingly long, I just wanted to slap her so she would get over herself. I hope I will quickly forget about this book.

katieb92's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.25

I was invested for the first half, and then it just started to feel rushed at the end.

kimberly3838's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

sarahdevitt's review against another edition

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3.0

This story was a great concept, however I found that it progressed too slowly for me personally! We were still learning and talking about the "event" until the last 20%ish, when we finally came to the solution and twist.

I found the narrative of Becca, June and Wyatt all sharing the same sentement, that nobody cared about there situations because of the "event" that occured a little bit far fetched - I felt as though Becca was the only one who truly should've felt that way.

I also wasn't a huge fan of the paranormal aspects in this book (just a personal opinion!) and wished it has a bit of a stronger ending and a few more twists!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC!

cheyw85's review against another edition

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It was so slow, first chapter was exciting and then there is a time jump with multiple people and it was just boring.

jenngibson's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

i did not particularly care for this book. i was intrigued enough to finish it but the whole thing just felt weird and just wasn’t up my alley i guess.

there were so many different povs and every single one of the characters was crazy (like psycho crazy)

the ending did make me sad for june tho as she was the only one who didn’t really do anything wrong

i also 100% believe that Phoebe was in love with her brother (icky icky)