cowboylikeb's reviews
298 reviews

Cute, nothing mind blowing. May read the next one, may not. 

This novel is very dark and dreary, a well conceived mystery that jumps right into the shadows and never crawls back out. Satisfying as the twists are, the amount of sadness in this book heavily outweighs its positive plot strides. I really enjoyed it, I just want to emphasize how heavy it is. Trigger warnings should be reviewed, as there's plenty more to be found beyond the suicide mentioned in the book summary. Interesting juxtaposition for a novel with "Bright Ideas" in the title. Darkness aside, it's clever and well developed. A great debut novel.

I put this on audio while doing chores and sped through it. I enjoyed the writing style but that's about it. I was intrigued by the premise, but it failed to deliver. It just ends with no real absolution or hint as to the direction things would go. All 3 characters were lacking any kind of draw so I ultimately ended up not caring. I could tolerate unlikable characters if I'd gotten more drama and a concrete ending. Bummed cuz I was really looking forward to this one, just didn't realize how short it was. Just kind of stopped as soon as things were coming to a head.