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the name game
the title reminds me of ahs
"i hate coffee shops" agree to disagree
ugh men
"raucously" 💁‍♀️
i wonder if alice is really her name

chapter 1
steven pov
sounds dark academia
he is a senior
gf grace
his dad is a pastor
why is it always the pastor's kids that are naughty
pejorative
principal turner is a female
racist and arrogant
not in the car
i really like reading male's pov and steven is an interesting character because i know there is more than meets the eye. he seems to have everything, the girl, the game, the class clown, mr popular and whatnot. he sees ahmed as a threat but it's sad that he bullies him. i am really enjoying this book so far. can't wait to read his character arc

chapter 2
ahmed pov
not him stuttering
i literally know nothing about basketball
steven is such a bully
ahmed hevenstate
he's an adopted indian boy
the ding is a bit annoying
contrasting characters
irina gravestepper um
why is the everyone scared of him *rolls eyes*
well said irina "you being here makes him irrelevant"
miss graverobber? i thought its stepper
sam graduated seven years ago why the hell would he go back to school?
aw congrats ahmed
steven is sus
slow down there ahmed, you just met irina
enjoyed reading about his character and backstory

chapter 3
steven
ha okay irina i see you switching the shoes
"that low-life had it coming! he's a freshman, irina, and he thinks he can strut around that basketball court like he runs the place!"

jealous of you and grace? so maybe they have history and it also makes sense why she would help ahmed out
still not a fan of her
calm down steven, you're controlling, toxic, jealous and manipulative
ugh liar
i thought i would get angry when i read terrorist but i almost cried
ah the body
ruby densett
"thou shalt not raise a false report... put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness"
hmm who called the cops
WHAT A CHAPTER!

twelve years ago
lane alexandria martin
so the school's name is edgeway christian academy
her friend is gigi gravestepper
ruby densett is a girl who's gone missing
ohh lane likes sam irish
ugh she's so full of herself
and what if the note isn't from dorian?
this whole buddy thing is so weird
makes sense sam got paired with irina
irina is gigi's sister
interesting to see all the characters connecting. i'm curious to read more

chapter 4
ahmed
"meek and unassuming sunshine crawled through the blinds" chefs kiss 🤌
rip glenn clather
so he's not gonna tell her what happened?
carla crabtree no no this surnames are getting out of hand
madam caroline sounds sus
disowned dun dun dun
"for not declaring jesus christ as your lord and saviour"
the audacity of this woman 🤭
her grin getting wider sick woman he said stop
she clearly doesn't want to write an article about basketball
ugh why do i feel like irina is always lying
she invited him over for dinner, he really trusts and likes this girl
not a fan of pies
"my apologies" my mom never says that
where's her dad? are we going to see her sister
officer stapleman
hmm well lane has 'vanilla blonde' hair so it must be gigi... why is the mom lying???

chapter 5
steven
3 days and he got 6 hours of sleep, so he's really upset about finding a body that's normal
pitter-patter iykyk
shame he's really paranoid
nightmares r the worst
don't text man its traceable
a typo in the last text just ignore it luca
she's having mini panic attacks and you can't stand her
well there is a dead person for crying out loud
lies
marcus dad's name
charity you sound sus but your donating money and your name checks out
"i guess the whole thing must be really freaking her out" you guess?? poor girl
cover your tracks? um wut
and now he's watching porn while his gf is freaking the fuck out
yeah that's what i said
so lane disappeared 12 years ago