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A review by alishredder
It Will End Like This by Kyra Leigh
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
the story was fine and i did enjoy the plot for what it was, but the prose and character development were really what bothered me. the writing was choppy and didn’t have a great flow. i wish there was more separation between the sisters in terms of writing; i think i would have appreciated the depiction of grief in the short sentences more if only one sister was using that sort of language.
there was a lot of anger, a lot of monotony in the thoughts of charlotte and maddi, and a lot of not understanding the relationships between the characters. the contradictions in feelings with both sisters was actually baffling at some points, and the ending? it felt like a cop out to tie up any loose ends. the book felt like one big mess, which i could understand was intentional with some of the grief, but the mess carried over into the parts of the book that needed to be more straightforward.
again, the plot was decent, and i did like the tie-ins to the lizzie borden story. the vagueness between this novel and the real life case were pretty parallel which was satisfying. but those are really the only good things i can say about this book without being insincere.
there was a lot of anger, a lot of monotony in the thoughts of charlotte and maddi, and a lot of not understanding the relationships between the characters. the contradictions in feelings with both sisters was actually baffling at some points, and the ending? it felt like a cop out to tie up any loose ends. the book felt like one big mess, which i could understand was intentional with some of the grief, but the mess carried over into the parts of the book that needed to be more straightforward.
again, the plot was decent, and i did like the tie-ins to the lizzie borden story. the vagueness between this novel and the real life case were pretty parallel which was satisfying. but those are really the only good things i can say about this book without being insincere.