['
A
', 'GOOD
', 'IDEA
', 'was
', 'interesting
', 'from
', 'start
', 'to
', 'finish
', 'but
', 'my
', 'passion
', 'for
', 'it
', 'sort
', 'of
', 'went
', 'in
', 'waves.
', 'The
', 'beginning
', 'was
', 'interesting
', 'but
', 'I
', 'wasn’t
', 'sure
', 'where
', 'it
', 'was
', 'going
', 'yet.
', 'The
', 'middle
', 'was
', 'thrilling
', 'and
', 'I
', 'tore
', 'through
', 'the
', 'book
', '(well,
', 'I
', 'would
', 'have
', 'it
', 'I
', 'wasn’t
', 'listening
', 'to
', 'an
', 'audiobook
', 'and
', 'was
', 'forced
', 'to
', 'read
', 'at
', 'a
', 'level
', 'pace).
', 'The
', 'ending
', 'culminated
', 'well
', 'but
', 'got
', 'a
', 'little
', 'out
', 'there
', 'in
', 'regards
', 'to
', 'how
', 'things
', 'tied
', 'up.
', 'I
', 'liked
', 'the
', 'way
', 'that
', 'the
', 'book
', 'ended
', 'and
', 'yet
', 'the
', 'circumstances
', 'as
', 'to
', 'how
', 'the
', 'characters
', 'resolved
', 'the
', '“case”
', 'was
', 'a
', 'little
', 'bizarre.I
', 'was
', 'excited
', 'to
', 'pick
', 'up
', 'A
', 'GOOD
', 'IDEA
', 'because
', 'I
', 'had
', 'loved
', 'Cristina
', 'Moracho’s
', 'debut,
', 'ALTHEA
', '&
', 'OLIVER.
', 'This
', 'book
', 'was
', 'quite
', 'different
', '—
', 'a
', 'mystery/thriller
', 'versus
', 'realistic
', 'fiction
', '—
', 'but
', 'I
', 'do
', 'love
', 'that
', 'both
', 'books
', 'took
', 'place
', 'in
', 'the
', '90s.
', 'It
', 'wasn’t
', 'really
', 'a
', '“period
', 'piece”
', 'but
', 'I’m
', 'guessing
', 'that
', 'was
', 'Moracho’s
', 'time
', 'as
', 'a
', 'teen
', 'since
', 'it’s
', 'been
', 'revisited
', 'twice
', 'and
', 'I
', 'do
', 'like
', 'that
', '“write
', 'what
', 'you
', 'know”
', 'concept
', 'in
', 'this
', 'case.
', 'I
', 'also
', 'enjoy
', 'things
', 'NOT
', 'set
', 'in
', 'present
', 'day
', 'because
', 'the
', 'slight
', 'throwback
', 'allows
', 'for
', 'less
', 'technology
', 'to
', 'get
', 'in
', 'the
', 'way.
', 'The
', 'concept
', 'of
', 'no
', 'cell
', 'phones
', '(or
', 'at
', 'least
', 'no
', 'smart
', 'phones)
', 'really
', 'breaks
', 'that
', 'form
', 'of
', 'constant
', 'communication
', 'and
', 'allows
', 'plot
', 'to
', 'wander
', 'instead
', 'of
', 'technology
', 'making
', 'things
', 'unrealistic.
', 'Everyone
', 'is
', 'not
', 'a
', 'quick
', 'phone
', 'call
', 'or
', 'text
', 'away
', 'and
', 'people
', 'don’t
', 'have
', 'cameras
', 'attached
', 'to
', 'their
', 'hips.
', 'I
', 'appreciate
', 'the
', 'break
', 'from
', 'technology
', 'and
', 'allowing
', 'the
', 'book
', 'to
', 'run
', 'away
', 'with
', 'an
', 'idea!This
', 'is
', 'another
', 'book
', 'that
', 'may
', 'aim
', 'towards
', 'a
', 'more
', 'mature
', 'young
', 'adult
', 'audience
', 'with
', 'consistent
', 'drug
', 'usage,
', 'language,
', 'and
', 'sexual
', 'activity.
', 'I
', 'read
', 'a
', 'few
', 'reviews
', 'that
', 'felt
', 'like
', 'these
', 'things
', 'were
', 'overboard
', 'but
', 'for
', 'small
', 'town
', 'Maine
', '(or
', 'small
', 'town
', 'anywhere)
', 'and
', 'a
', 'lack
', 'of
', 'technology
', '(not
', 'like
', 'I
', 'know
', 'what
', 'the
', '90s
', 'were
', 'like
', '
as
', 'a
', 'teen),
', 'I
', 'didn’t
', 'think
', 'anything
', 'was
', 'really
', 'out
', 'of
', 'bounds.
', 'It
', 'wasn’t
', 'my
', 'personal
', 'experience
', 'as
', 'a
', 'teenager
', 'but
', 'that
', 'doesn’t
', 'mean
', 'it’s
', 'unrealistic.It
', 'was
', 'interesting
', 'to
', 'see
', 'Finley
', 'dig
', 'into
', 'the
', 'past
', 'by
', 'stirring
', 'up
', 'questions
', 'about
', 'her
', 'best
', 'friend
', 'Betty’s
', 'murder.
', 'Betty
', '“disappeared”
', 'and
', 'everyone
', 'knew
', 'she
', 'had
', 'probably
', 'died
', 'but
', 'without
', 'actual
', 'evidence,
', 'no
', 'one
', 'really
', 'wanted
', 'to
', 'actually
', 'admit
', 'it.
', 'With
', 'a
', 'confession
', 'in
', 'the
', 'air
', '(not
', 'a
', 'spoiler
', '—
', 'we
', 'know
', 'this
', 'from
', 'the
', 'beginning)
', 'that
', 'didn’t
', 'stick,
', 'Finley
', 'needs
', 'to
', 'prove
', 'that
', 'the
', 'confessor
', 'is
', 'actually
', 'guilty
', 'and
', 'that
', 'they’re
', 'punished
', 'for
', 'taking
', 'her
', 'best
', 'friend’s
', 'life
', 'but
', 'loyalty
', 'gets
', 'in
', 'the
', 'way
', 'and
', 'made
', 'things
', 'even
', 'more
', 'dangerous
', 'for
', 'Finley.
', 'It
', 'was
', 'really
', 'interesting
', 'to
', 'have
', 'an
', 'answer
', 'from
', 'the
', 'start
', 'and
', 'have
', 'the
', 'characters
', 'race
', 'through
', 'a
', 'series
', 'of
', 'theories
', 'and
', 'scenarios.
', 'Was
', 'this
', 'confession
', 'really
', 'what
', 'happened?
', 'How
', 'much
', 'more
', 'is
', 'there
', 'to
', 'the
', 'story?
', 'Is
', 'it
', 'a
', 'lie?
', 'Is
', 'it
', 'a
', 'cover
', 'up
', 'for
', 'something
', 'else?
', 'Is
', 'Betty
', 'even
', 'really
', 'dead?
', 'These
', 'are
', 'all
', 'questions
', 'that
', 'the
', 'characters
', 'ask
', 'themselves
', 'and
', 'as
', 'the
', 'reader,
', 'I
', 'really
', 'started
', 'to
', 'question
', 'everything
', 'as
', 'well.
', 'The
', 'obvious
', 'answer
', 'is
', 'presented
', 'to
', 'the
', 'reader
', 'at
', 'the
', 'very
', 'beginning,
', 'but
', 'is
', 'it
', 'the
', 'CORRECT
', 'answer?The
', 'ending
', 'got
', 'a
', 'little
', 'strange
', 'and
', 'maybe
', 'a
', 'bit
', 'too
', 'dramatic
', 'for
', 'my
', 'tastes.
', 'The
', 'beginning
', 'was
', 'pretty
', 'realistic,
', 'focusing
', 'more
', 'on
', 'the
', 'internal
', 'struggles
', 'of
', 'each
', 'character
', 'that
', 'added
', 'to
', 'the
', 'drama
', 'and
', 'confusion
', 'of
', 'the
', 'overall
', 'mystery.
', 'The
', 'ending
', 'got
', 'a
', 'little
', 'too
', 'villain-y
', 'for
', 'me
', '(also
', 'not
', 'a
', 'spoiler
', 'because
', 'that’s
', 'not
', 'even
', 'in
', 'relation
', 'to
', 'the
', 'final
', 'answer
', 'of
', 'the
', 'mystery)
', 'and
', 'it
', 'just
', 'really
', 'sadly
', 'turned
', 'me
', 'off
', 'for
', 'just
', 'a
', 'bit.
', 'BUT
', 'I
', 'did
', 'like
', 'how
', 'the
', 'very,
', 'very
', 'end
', 'wrapped
', 'up
', 'and
', 'the
', 'solid
', 'conclusion
', 'left
', 'me
', 'satisfied
', 'with
', 'the
', 'book
', 'overall.Oh,
', 'and
', 'we
', 'also
', 'really
', 'did
', 'find
', 'a
', 'bathtub
', 'in
', 'the
', 'woods
', 'on
', 'a
', 'hike.
']