A review by peachy_reads
At the End of the River Styx by Michelle Kulwicki

Did not finish book. Stopped at 43%.

DNF’d at 43%

I wanted to love this book but it was very different from how I thought it was going to be, and I just couldn’t get into it.

I was (stupidly) expecting more of a focus on the mythology and the impossible love between a (kinda) living boy and a dead one,,, but this is very much an introspective take on grief 1 year and 499 years after tragic loss.

Which is fine! If you’re into that! I’m not lol. There was just too much down time spent either wallowing in Bastian’s feelings while he pushed away his friends, or reading about how tired he was while he struggled not to pass out, or walking through memories while Zan thought about how full of life they used to be but how frozen they are now. Theoretically I understand what the author is doing here, it’s just not being done for me lolol.

Also, is it sad that almost halfway through I barely cared about Bastian and Zan together, but was more interested in the trash fire that was every one of Bastian and Greer’s interactions? I feel like I could really enjoy a book about a grieving kid letting the mean guy suggestively ruin his life further, you know?

Giving it a 2.5 over all, rounding up to a 3 cause I know to the right person this will probably be really good to read.