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The way this book digs into Pip’s trauma and the aftermath of her last case felt painfully real, not just plot-driven. Those online death threats hanging over her while she tries to move on to college gave me chills. I had to put it down a few times just to breathe, but I couldn’t stop thinking abou

Finished it in two sittings because I couldn't put it down, and the way Pip's online death threats feel so real made my skin crawl. The psychological weight of her last case hanging over every page is exactly what I wanted from the finale.

The way Pip's trauma carries over into her college prep feels painfully real—it’s not just a mystery, it’s a mental spiral you can’t look away from. Those online death threats add a constant, unsettling tension that made me read way past my bedtime.