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A review by kazza27
The End of Everything by Megan Abbott
4.0
Thank you to Anne Cater for my invitation to the tour and to Pan Macmillan for my copy of the e book via Net Galley in return for a fair and honest review.
The story begin with the introduction to Lizzie and Evie, two best friends so inseparable they are called each others shadows. They are close ,really close and Lizzie has kind of a crush on Evie’s family which she feels are better than her own.
Then Evie disappears to begin with it is not seen as serious but then Lizzie remembers something that she saw and everything changes. Lizzie becomes even closer to the Verver family, in the absence of Evie and Dusty who is Evie’s sister. This is a dark book told from the perspective of a thirteen year old girl, it is naive but also really shocking.
It is a difficult book to review without giving away spoilers, however it really hooks you in and even though you know that things are wrong you can not stop reading. It is unnerving and reveals so many things that are not immediately apparent on the surface. I found parts of the book uncomfortable to read when imagining this was a young girl writing it . Lizzie is determined to find out the truth about Evie but does she also know more than she is letting on ?
A claustrophobic, unsettling and disturbing read that you will need to finish, the author is a great writer as it is a real skill to write something that you don’t always want to read but are compelled to.
4 Stars ****
The story begin with the introduction to Lizzie and Evie, two best friends so inseparable they are called each others shadows. They are close ,really close and Lizzie has kind of a crush on Evie’s family which she feels are better than her own.
Then Evie disappears to begin with it is not seen as serious but then Lizzie remembers something that she saw and everything changes. Lizzie becomes even closer to the Verver family, in the absence of Evie and Dusty who is Evie’s sister. This is a dark book told from the perspective of a thirteen year old girl, it is naive but also really shocking.
It is a difficult book to review without giving away spoilers, however it really hooks you in and even though you know that things are wrong you can not stop reading. It is unnerving and reveals so many things that are not immediately apparent on the surface. I found parts of the book uncomfortable to read when imagining this was a young girl writing it . Lizzie is determined to find out the truth about Evie but does she also know more than she is letting on ?
A claustrophobic, unsettling and disturbing read that you will need to finish, the author is a great writer as it is a real skill to write something that you don’t always want to read but are compelled to.
4 Stars ****