cfhoff 's review for:

The Unfinished Line by Jen Lyon

3.0

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This was pretty good. But now I am sad.

Final rating would be 3 stars. I read this over a weekend where I was home alone and trying to just read something easy and this seemed like it could be a good fit. This is an easy read in terms of the writing style - it could honestly probably be half the length. The ending is really depressing, so if you're looking for easy and lighthearted, I wouldn't recommend this one. The romance felt authentic and I enjoyed both of the main characters.

Spoiler

I'm not sure how I feel about the two endings. I feel like if Jen Lyon thought that ending one (the sad one) was the most authentic, then she should have just stuck with that. If she wanted to instead show an alternative to suicide where you make the other choice and have that be the message, then I think she should have just gone with the happier ending. I think having them both just cheapens it. Obviously, the sad ending hits worse if the alternative ending isn't there, but I'd personally rather have her just stick with one so there's at least a semblance of closure. Just my opinion.