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campreadkarin's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
abookwormwithwine's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Split by Kit Frick is a really hard book for me to rate and review. On one hand, I think the author did an excellent job showing how one little change can affect the course of your life but on the other, the setup of the book made it pretty repetitive and at times a touch confusing (on audio at least). I loved that the only viewpoint in the story is Jane's and that definitely helped keep the mystery alive. There were also plenty of twists that I didn't see coming as well as an ending that I was very satisfied with. I think it could be open to interpretation, but due to the epilogue I am choosing to believe that is how things ended and it is a conclusion I can live with.
I thought the audiobook was really easy listening, and I enjoyed Kelsey Navarro Foster as the narrator. I have listened to her before, and I thought she was a great fit for the audio as a whole and in all the ways for the characters. There is plenty of family drama and secrets thrown into the mix, along with some good ole fashioned revenge. I loved this mix, and I thought it was perfectly done! This is the author's first adult novel, but I can't say I could tell, and it did make me want to check out her backlist of YA titles. Read The Split if you are looking for something different and don't mind a bit of repetition.
I received an advanced listening copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
I thought the audiobook was really easy listening, and I enjoyed Kelsey Navarro Foster as the narrator. I have listened to her before, and I thought she was a great fit for the audio as a whole and in all the ways for the characters. There is plenty of family drama and secrets thrown into the mix, along with some good ole fashioned revenge. I loved this mix, and I thought it was perfectly done! This is the author's first adult novel, but I can't say I could tell, and it did make me want to check out her backlist of YA titles. Read The Split if you are looking for something different and don't mind a bit of repetition.
I received an advanced listening copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
carlykenney263's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
pnkern's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-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
2.5
lewzor's review
mysterious
tense
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
courtneycanread's review
mysterious
3.0
Waited too long to come back and write this review and honestly now I can’t really remember what the book was about and don’t care enough to read a synopsis to jog my memory 🫠 I read the whole thing so that’s at least 3 stars for me!
lexxie_shelton's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
abbuelita's review
mysterious
tense
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
4.0
Kinda went off the rails a bit at the end but I really enjoyed this! I loved the idea of two different timelines and getting to see how the story unfolded in different paths after one decision point. I thought the author did a good job of keeping the two timelines close enough to each other that it made sense.
misha_ali's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This was an enjoyable family drama, mystery/thriller. I believe it's the first novel by the author and it's pretty good for a debut. I appreciate the strong characterization, some likeable and unlikeable characters, lots of red herrings tossed in and the mystery slowly revealed through the dual split narrative. I was concerned that alternating chapters for each "split" would be confusing but there's a fairly clear difference that keeps the thread consistent.
Enjoyable, fun to figure out, and there wasn't one obvious culprit from the start but multiples ones across the two timelines so enjoyable even as just a mystery.
Enjoyable, fun to figure out, and there wasn't one obvious culprit from the start but multiples ones across the two timelines so enjoyable even as just a mystery.