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Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk

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souplover2001's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

this is like if someone took a look inside my brain and decided to write a story just for me i think – need a physical copy so i can make notes !!!!!!

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booksthatburn's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this whole thing. It's paced excellently, tells a great story, and is in a world conveyed succinctly. If you like queer fantasy/mystery novellas with life and death stakes, try this.

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saveyourtears's review against another edition

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5.0

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caseythereader's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Thanks to PRH Audio for the free copy of this book.

- Hello, I need to do some queer screaming about this book! EVEN THOUGH I KNEW THE END is the sapphic supernatural noir I didn’t know I needed.
- This is the rare novella that feels complete. Full characters, a real-feeling world, supernatural logistics that make sense within the world. Helen in particular felt true to life in that she was often complicated and frustrating.
- Polk does get into the homophobia of the era, but it isn’t gratuitious or overwhelming, simply a factor in the plot.
- The writing was also just so good: engaging and quick. I am looking forward to catching up on Polk’s backlist now.

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motaki's review

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emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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schausjk's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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chippyreads's review

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adventurous dark mysterious

5.0

C. L. Polk book? Yes please!

Sapphic, murder, magic, noir, with secret queer bar? F*ck yes

Every time I pick up a C. L. Polk book I have a great time. The magic is always perfectly sprinkled on top of a gripping story with lovable characters.

The only negative thing about this book was that it’s a novella, so I didn’t want to leave this world!! That being said, this book told a complete story within 4 hours and the characters were surprisingly well developed.

January LaVoy did an amazing job narrating this book. I’ve read the Libba Bray Diviners series as an audiobook, and January is amazing in those, smashing the early 1900’s American accents, so when I heard her voice introduce the book I knew I was in good hands.

Thank you NetGalley and RB Media for an audio eARC in exchange for an honest review.

How I rate books

1- I disliked this book very much. Highly unlikely to read this author again

2- Eh. I didn't hate it. Might give the author another go

3- It was fun

4- Amazing and would read again

5- I'm in love. Give me more right now!

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