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A review by yangelareads
The Split by Kit Frick
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.