Published: May 30, 2017 by: Delacorte Press
Pages: 361
Rating: 5/5 stars
Five students went into detention at Bayview High, only four walked out. Bronwyn is the brain, destined for greater things. Cooper is the jock, a southern sweetheart who is just trying to make it in baseball. Then there's Addy, the beauty queen, and Nate, the criminal. Finally, Simon, the outcast who runs a gossip website solely used to embarrass the students at Bayview. When Simon is dead by the end of detention, all fingers point to somebody who was in the room with him. All four of these students have secrets, and the question is, how much are they willing to reveal?
I literally finished this book in less than 12 hours. It is so thrilling to find something so incredibly fast-paced that hooks you in straight away!! I could not put this down and I thought that the breakfast club theme made it even better.
I fell in love with all of the characters. Nate was by far my favourite and I really felt so bad for him but loved how sweet he was inside. He was your perfect example of a bad boy who is just so damn lovable. I also loved Cooper and enjoyed his storyline the most as well. I think there was so much depth to each of the characters.
The plot was off the charts amazing! Every chapter had a twist and I did not see the ending coming. I thought that everything came full circle in the end and it was overall a really well-thought out novel.
Have you read One of Us is Lying? What did you think?
Emily @ Paperback Princess
Is Bronwyn a girl? 'Cos that's the masculine form of Bronwen :/
ReplyDeleteAnglicisations dammit!!! XD There are v. few masc/fem words in Welsh, and English-speakers mess with one of the only ones there is! Lol.
Bronwyn is a girl. I always thought that Bronwyn was the feminine version :)
DeleteNope. Bronwen is the feminine. Lots of names in Welsh end in wen/wyn (white, holy, pure, etc.) Wen is the female version, and wyn is the male version. Traditionally, anyway, it tends to get messed up in England/America. But then, the Americans have also decided Dylan is a girl's name *shrugs* :)
DeleteYeah, it must have gotten misunderstood because whenever I’ve seen the name in Canada at least, Bronwyn has been the genuine version. Oh well! *shrugs* But I personally like gender neutral names anyways :)
Delete*shrugs* There are some awesome gender-neutral names in Welsh though - Cai, Celyn, Ceri, Aeron, Afon, Eirian, Enfys, Meredith, Morgan, etc.
DeleteI don't mind things being changed, it's just the lack of awareness of where they came from that gets to me. If you wanted to use Wyn instead of Wen for a girl, you could use the gender neutral variation we already have - Wynne. Yes, we don't tend to use that at the end of names (so, Bronwynne would be something that isn't *technically* a name, but since when has that stopped anyone?) but it would make more sense within the language. :)
Great point, Cee! Also, I totally meant *feminie version, not genuine version in that second comment. Sorry if that made things harder to understand!
DeleteHa, no worries - I understood you! :)
DeleteI've been on the fence about this one and your review just made me arrive at a decision- I need this book in my life! I heard certain things that gave me pause which is why I was even in two minds about this, but I guess I'll just have to read it to see for myself after all. Great review, Em!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I know it’s gotten mixed reviews and tbh i was not expecting to be as head over heels for it as I am!
DeleteI'm a bit unsure about this, tbh - I kinda get spoiled about something in it, and, well, I've seen some mixed things that made me shake my head a little bit. Anyhow, I looove The Breakfast Club - and your review is SO POSITIVE wow - that I'll likely end up giving this one a chance. Fantastic review, Em!
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Are you talking about the ending? In which case, I can definitely see where you’re coming from. There definitely was some hesitation for me over whether or not that was problematic but ultimately I still absolutely could not put this book down. I hope you’ll give it a go!
DeleteI didn't love this book, but like you say it was literally impossible to put down!! I absolutely love books like that! I also loved Nate and Bronwyn - I thought their relationship was so swoony and amazing. Although that ending made me soooooo mad ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat review, happy you loved it!
Yeah, I totally see what you mean! Nate was so adorable and ugh that’s part of the reason why I just loved it so much.
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