A review by jamtams
Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk

5.0

This reads like story arc from SPN, only fantastically sapphic and set in 1930s Chicago. The main character Helen sold her soul to save her brothers life and in the process is exiled the life she knows. Now she works as a detective in a Chicago and spends her free time with the love of her life Edith…who doesn’t know about Helen’s deal with the devil. When Helen is given a chance to reclaim her soul she throws herself at the slim possibility with everything she’s got. This novella is only about 120 pages and it kept me constantly guessing. The emotions between Helen and Edith are charged with such longing I couldn’t put the book down. This novella is all about the lengths people will go to for those they love, both is a romantic and familial sense. I love C.L. Polk’s works and this definitely did not disappoint.