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**Listened to audio book as well as reading along with electronic version**

The synopsis of this book really intrigued me, even if it did sound a little bit like other books in the YA genre that I had read before.
The book was very slow to get going but once the 'game' begun I was in! I was there for it, and I desperately wanted to know what was going on. Lots of questions to be asked.
The ending was a bit of a let down, after the big build up.

One of the biggest problems I had with the book was that the characters were not likeable, and were not different enough. I didn't know who was who - the audio book slightly helped with this as one of the characters was British and there were male and female narrators. But Francis did not differentiate enough between the characters so this hindered my enjoyment somewhat.

The narrators were really great, and I liked the fact there was a male and female narrator and that they differentiated their accents to aid in the characterisation.

Overall this book was big on the build up, but the ending just wasn't worth the read!

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This isn't the genre I usually go for, but I've enjoyed similar books before and the premise reminded me of Pretty Little Liars, one of my favourite TV shows.

I was hooked immediately, with a very intriguing prologue and a diverse range of characters. The setting was perfect and I loved the beginning.

However, as the book went on, I lost interest. It seemed to be lacking plot, despite the high stakes promised and I didn't care much for any of the characters. I predicted the ending twist, which is something I never usually do with whodunit stories, so it didn't surprise me.

The narrators were both excellent and I would listen to audiobooks narrated by them again.

Overall, it was a quick fun read, but not something that will stick with me. Thank you to Netgalley and Bolinda audio for the audio copy.

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