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Reader reviewed by Kaitlyn

I am a huge fan of the Jessica Darling series, so when the fifth book came out I was really excited. However, I was severely disappointed.

This book is not anything like the first four. It doesn't stick to the format of Jessica's diary, but jumps all over the place, with one HUGE stretch of just dialogue that got extremely old and one section of just haiku's. The story all takes place in the stretch of a two days, and I didn't really even feel like anything was resolved. The only characters we get to see are Jessica and Marcus, who I know are the main characters, but it would've been nice to see some of the other people, too. Furthermore, a new character is introduced who just seems completely extraneous to me, and more time is spent focusing on her than on any of the characters established in the first four books.

If you are a fan of the series, I guess you should read this book just to know how Jessica and Marcus end up. However, I will not be reading this book again. When I do reread the Jessica Darling series, I'll most likely end with book four.