Status Updates From What Happened Was Impossible

DNF less than 5% of the way in. Writing is weird, and the way the author talks about women, suicide and victims of violence was gross.

Horror thriller
What is the statement they are trying to make about who/what is a final boy?

Find out multiple boys go missing
Jade kind of obsessed with news of missing boys

“I knew what that meant. Little boys who looked like Ida were in danger.
My heart broke for all of the lost boys, of course, but I hadn’t realized that right away”

Jade first person perspective
A month later-
Ida works at pool
First kid goes missing from pool
“I only hope he doesn’t feel guilty, like he was to blame. Sometimes there’s no way to stop people from doing terrible things.”
-because tragedy of mom and now kids he knew

And instead, he was showing leadership qualities after everything he’s been through. So proud of that kid!
He’s had some rough times with his sister and at school. What a relief to see the young man he’s becoming. He’d be any parent’s dream…”
-jade dead lady’s sister in law

Family relationships become a little less perfect - Robert not his dad

Cops made note:

“You’d think. But if anything’s strange about that young man, and believe me I thought there was plenty strange about him, it’s that his mother adored him so much.”

3rd person perspective

Ida -supposedly the Final Boy* suggesting that this novel is like a slasher movie
Implying lots of deaths
Survivor of story?

Perspective of Ida Wright -son of deceased

“They can’t step into this house. Not now.” Not into this nightmare.
But it wasn’t a nightmare. This was his life now.”
Chapter 2 -“Robert Wright, husband of the deceased”

Desire to protect kids

“Probably because girls were so fucking impulsive.”
First part - examine the death -potential murder or suicide of Caroline wright

First person narratives- starts with medical examiner’s perspective and why it’s questionable

Genre: murder mystery
Crime
Horror
Thriller