The worst part about this book is that it had a lot of potential. My biggest gripe will always be the handling of the killer and their motivations. It felt rushed and half hazard because there was so much build up for other character that made much more sense. It was cheaply done in a way that felt like it wasn't the other characters just because the author didn't want the reader to pick correctly or guess. This is a prime example of a author losing the trust of the reader because they don't trust the reader enough to come to their own conclusions. It's a backfire situation because it can then confuse and upset the reader since our knowledge and feelings are messed with. Moreover, I felt as if the voices of the two main MCs (Stella and Ellie) were one and the same. Besides Ellie's traumatic experiences and constant reference to it, I don't think there's much of anything that differentiates their tone and characterization. Don't even get me started on the addiction and handling of abortion. This book had a chance to make these traumatic events more meaningful, especially for young adults who go through them, but instead, we are left with characters that do none of this at all. They just wallow and bring it up relentlessly as their only character trait. They're defined by this trauma instead of overcoming it. Overall, a very sloppy book in terms of the planning for the true crime story. Mila was my favorite character, but I think she had to die more so due to her maturity and common sense. You can't have a character stay when their knowledge will deescalate the stress and tension of immature characters like the rest of these students and adults.