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The Split by Kit Frick

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Åh, så bra det här kunde ha varit! (Verbformen avslöjar åsikt direkt ...)
Frick har en - kanske inte helt unik, men originell - idé, som jag verkligen gillar. Sliding Doors, fast med ett mysterium som tar olika vägar och avslöjar olika saker beroende på did she / didn't she. Snyggt så!
Från början räcker det för att ha överseende med det platta karaktärerna. Sen börjar det skava - karaktärerna (efter)konstrueras på ett både stereotypt och irriterande sätt allteftersom historien försöker ta sig vidare. Efter ett tag haltar bygget rejält. Jag vill fortsätta gilla det, men Frick har uppenbarligen tagit sig vatten över huvudet. Hela intrigen rullas upp i larviga expositions för att få ihop trådarna.
En två i grundhistorier, som jag hade velat ha som en fyra på grund av grundidén... Mes-trea, med andra ord.

dombrh's review

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medium-paced

Loveable characters? No

3.25

it felt like literally nothing was happening for the majority of this book. i think it fell short in a lot of ways, especially when it came to trying to keep the reader on the edge of their seat. i finished it because i needed to know that there was at least SOMETHING that could be considered a major plot point, but it really wasn’t my favorite read

sophir's review

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

i’m so annoyed at this because it could have been really good but the author made several wack ass choices- one was timeline with dylan, the second was one of the endings, the third was the truly unrealistic interpersonal relationships and police involvement

lola99999's review

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4.0

This was definitely an interesting book. Written on 2 different paths based on a decision the author makes at the beginning, shows how much one decision will make things vary. Also leads to much different endings, which are very unexpected.

Thank you to the publisher for sending me this ARC to review.

lyndsay_bibliophile's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

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

3.5

I normally would not have chosen this book, but I got it through a StoryGraph giveaway and it was an ARC. It has its flaws, but no regrets, honestly. This book is wild - a train wreck you can’t look away from. It is written as two storylines, based on two choices the FMC could make at the beginning of the book. Everyone is a suspect and none of the characters are likable. The way it is written, I couldn’t put it down, I had to know the two endings. My emotions throughout the book: 😶🤔🙄🫠😳😨🫨🥴