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courthrilly's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
nrskelley's review
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
How much do our decisions affect the way our lives turn out? Would one decision change it all? Those are the main questions that this book leaves the reader asking themselves!
Jane, the FMC, has a decision to make…..does she brave her fear of driving in storms and pick up her flighty sister Esme? Or does she finally put her foot down and say no.
Told with alternating timelines in each chapter, the author shows us what might have happened based on those two choices. I actually really enjoyed this style of writing. It kept things fresh!
What I didn’t enjoy was the character development. Esme and Jane honestly were not very likable characters. I think the use of the alternating timelines hindered the characters for me. Honestly, that’s just my own issue. I tend to struggle with non-likeable characters.
Overall, I’m glad I gave this a read, and I’ll definitely give this author’s future works a chance!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Jane, the FMC, has a decision to make…..does she brave her fear of driving in storms and pick up her flighty sister Esme? Or does she finally put her foot down and say no.
Told with alternating timelines in each chapter, the author shows us what might have happened based on those two choices. I actually really enjoyed this style of writing. It kept things fresh!
What I didn’t enjoy was the character development. Esme and Jane honestly were not very likable characters. I think the use of the alternating timelines hindered the characters for me. Honestly, that’s just my own issue. I tend to struggle with non-likeable characters.
Overall, I’m glad I gave this a read, and I’ll definitely give this author’s future works a chance!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent
thenextgenlibrarian's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
4.25
Kit Frick’s outstanding adult thriller debut released this week!
🚗
Jane Connor aka the plain Jane of her family, has a decision to make: pick up her sister in Manhattan during a thunderstorm when driving gives her terrible anxiety due to a car accident she was in as a teen or tell Esme to find her own ride home. What happens next is Jane’s life splits in two: the choice she made when she A) picks up her sister and B) refuses. We get to see the history of the two women’s relationships, their family dynamic and past relationships of Jane’s until it all comes crashing to two endings that couldn’t be more different from one another.
☔️
I love a good Sliding Doors trope so this was right up my alley. Every time I thought the story was going to go one way, I’d get whiplash as it switched in another direction. I’m so thrilled for Kit, as this was such an amazing adult debut and I WANT MORE! The Split released this week: congrats!
CW: car accident, alcoholism, drug overdose, hospitalization, Alzheimer’s, death, drunk driving, cheating, abuse, kidnapping, prison
🚗
Jane Connor aka the plain Jane of her family, has a decision to make: pick up her sister in Manhattan during a thunderstorm when driving gives her terrible anxiety due to a car accident she was in as a teen or tell Esme to find her own ride home. What happens next is Jane’s life splits in two: the choice she made when she A) picks up her sister and B) refuses. We get to see the history of the two women’s relationships, their family dynamic and past relationships of Jane’s until it all comes crashing to two endings that couldn’t be more different from one another.
☔️
I love a good Sliding Doors trope so this was right up my alley. Every time I thought the story was going to go one way, I’d get whiplash as it switched in another direction. I’m so thrilled for Kit, as this was such an amazing adult debut and I WANT MORE! The Split released this week: congrats!
CW: car accident, alcoholism, drug overdose, hospitalization, Alzheimer’s, death, drunk driving, cheating, abuse, kidnapping, prison
yangelareads's review
3.0
I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Copy provided by Atria Books.
Jane Connor is resigned to being the “plain Jane” of her family—pragmatic and dependable—so unlike her beautiful and impetuous younger sister Esme. When Esme calls Jane during a flash summer storm, announcing she is left her high-society husband, Jane is shocked to learn her sister wishes to stay with her. Could this be an opportunity for them to become close again? The only catch: Esme needs a ride from the city to their small Connecticut hometown, and Jane is terrified of getting on the highway because of what she did when they were teens. Jane must either let Esme stand on her own two feet for once or jump to her flighty younger sister’s rescue—and her choice cleaves her life in two.
The Split captivatingly explores how little we know the ones we love and how one small choice can change everything. I was indeed very intrigued by this one and the parallel universes, and I really liked Frick's writing style from reading one of her previous book. But the book is more plot driven than character and I think that is where this book lacked for me. I just needed a good balance. The book was also written in two chapters at a time, first following one path, then the other, which was rather confusing for me. I wished that the book would of come together at the end, but sadly that did not happen. I also thought the big reveal was too realistic. There were many reveals in the book that was unbelievable for me. There was also a lot of repetition as the main character experiences the same exact thought in the different timeline. This was definitely an interesting sliding door trope and concept, but I did not dislike this book, but it did not end up holding my attention.
Jane Connor is resigned to being the “plain Jane” of her family—pragmatic and dependable—so unlike her beautiful and impetuous younger sister Esme. When Esme calls Jane during a flash summer storm, announcing she is left her high-society husband, Jane is shocked to learn her sister wishes to stay with her. Could this be an opportunity for them to become close again? The only catch: Esme needs a ride from the city to their small Connecticut hometown, and Jane is terrified of getting on the highway because of what she did when they were teens. Jane must either let Esme stand on her own two feet for once or jump to her flighty younger sister’s rescue—and her choice cleaves her life in two.
The Split captivatingly explores how little we know the ones we love and how one small choice can change everything. I was indeed very intrigued by this one and the parallel universes, and I really liked Frick's writing style from reading one of her previous book. But the book is more plot driven than character and I think that is where this book lacked for me. I just needed a good balance. The book was also written in two chapters at a time, first following one path, then the other, which was rather confusing for me. I wished that the book would of come together at the end, but sadly that did not happen. I also thought the big reveal was too realistic. There were many reveals in the book that was unbelievable for me. There was also a lot of repetition as the main character experiences the same exact thought in the different timeline. This was definitely an interesting sliding door trope and concept, but I did not dislike this book, but it did not end up holding my attention.
bookishblondegirl's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.75
1kelsey_jw's review
dark
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
3.25
Split is a sliding doors concept, one where Jane picks up her sister Esme and one where she does not. This is a hard concept to me to pull off- not only do you have to make one riveting thriller that keeps the page turning but a whole separate story that does the same. Cool concept but the story just doesn’t work to pull off the concept. If this idea intrigues you but you need a more thrilling plot, try Before She Finds Me by Heather Chavez. Not quite the same as a split timeline but has two narrators feeling like they’re telling two separate stories that still co exist.
There are some unexpected twists but you have to get about 70% of the way in before the captivating parts hit. Thank you to NetGalley and Atria books for an early ARC release