Reviews

It Will End Like This by Kyra Leigh

purple676's review

3.0

I’m always hesitant going into YA books but I didn’t hate this. I do however believe it did drag and was predictable at times . The last 80% were the best parts.

marissareids's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

inscribedinklings's review

3.0

I had no idea this book was based on a true story until I read the last few pages of the book. I felt like if I knew it was based on the case of Lizzie Borden right from the outset I would have liked it more. I am a true crime aficionado and I love reading about them. However, I was really confused during many parts of the book.

There was no clear picture till the end about what happened. It had a bit of an open ending. We sort of have to come to our own conclusions and I am not a big fan of that. It was YA thriller about 2 sisters, Charlotte and Amber, who lose their mom. They were told that their mom's heart stopped and she died suddenly. Their dad soon gets engaged to their mom's young assistant, Amber.

The narrators were both Charlotte and Maddie. The book focussed more on Charlotte's reaction and breakdown more than Maddie's. The dad was always depicted as the villain. There was a lot of deception and cruelty in the book. It was overwhelming at times. The crimes in the book were very violent too. So if you are okay with that, you can definitely give this one a go.

-Afreen

kelleemoye's review

4.0

What a messed up book!!!! Like, I don’t even know how to review it other than sharing that if you like psychological thrillers, this book is for you. And when you finish, talk to me because I still have so many questions!

rachyc's review

3.0

This was kinda a disappointment. Charlotte is hearing voices and has anger issues, so apparently she’s crazy, yet Maddi also has the same theories as her, just not as angry (at the start at least). Lana writing the letters as a joke? Seems a bit unrealistic to me, I don’t think anyone is that cruel. And Stephen hating Charlotte yet kissing her in the car and letting her cry on his shoulder? Mess of a book.

bookstobarbells's review

4.0

Round up a 3.5 to a 4 because it’s an ARC and I feel like I ruined part of the book for myself. Marketing this as a retelling of Lizzie Borden will either tell people the ending if they know the story or force people to look up the story and then ruin the ending for them: I was the second option. I have to say, as a true crime junkie, I was surprised I didn’t know the story. But as soon as I read about it, I knew what the book was doing.

While the ending was “ruined” for me, there is a lot left open which I appreciated. The characters are all messy, you don’t have anyone truly trustworthy, and the dual-perspective writing really helps showcase just how haphazard their lives are during this time. I did appreciate the cast and how they both complimented and complicated each other.

I was into the story and wanted to see the ending. The plot was far fetched, but easy to follow and it made you want to believe it. I read the book relatively quickly and found myself going back to it even though I knew I had awhile before the release.

I think this is something enjoyable to read, but you do lose a little engagement from the ending. Overall, solid read.

hitbooksnotgirlz's review

5.0

I was deeply intrigued by this novel, especially after reading that it was inspired by the Borden murders. That could only mean one thing. Kill them. Kill them. KILL THEM… I thought to myself over and over again. Kill Amber and kill your father. Those fucking traitors.
I liked Charlotte and Maddi right away. They were once wonderful girls, now scarred and shattered by the unexpected loss of their mother and desperate to get to the bottom of it all. The other characters in the novel were so fucking strange. I was wary of each and every one of them besides the sisters. Something was going on. Something weird.

kaixia's review

3.0

Holy cow, I hate bad endings.

This book was not bad, not good, just meh. Pretty mediocre. This book wasn't reminiscent of Lizzy Bordon, idk why it was described like that.

nevergiveyoupeaceswift's review

3.0

This book was good. I liked the idea behind it. And I like how it let’s me choose how it ends.

jo_landspeger's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It was a good book, because when I read it I was completely Absorbed into everything that the Main character was telling us. only at the end I realised

that the main characters were going insane. And so when I finished the book I felt like I was going insane with them, due to being so gullible that, not even once, it came to mind, that maybe the mother wasn't murdered after all. It was so well wirtten I felt that rage the sisters had when it came to the dad(and all the other adults).

 
I read this book like a year ago, so I don't remember that much more abt it (just that I fucking hated lana)