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A review by kastoomey
Hemlock by Kiersten Modglin
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
I was going to give this 3 stars, and then the last 20% bumped it up.
Things I loved:
- dual POVs “then” and “now”
- fake dating trope
- new old flame trope
Things I didn’t love:
- inability to communicate trope (I hate when 80% of the relationships problems could’ve been solved if one of them just said “shut up and let me speak”)
- overuse of the “I’m just so confused I don’t know who to be with!!!”
Overall, the first 80% of the book was good but a bit slow. The last 20% had some really great twists, some that I kind of expected but a couple that totally caught me off guard!
Things I loved:
- dual POVs “then” and “now”
- fake dating trope
- new old flame trope
Things I didn’t love:
- inability to communicate trope (I hate when 80% of the relationships problems could’ve been solved if one of them just said “shut up and let me speak”)
- overuse of the “I’m just so confused I don’t know who to be with!!!”
Overall, the first 80% of the book was good but a bit slow. The last 20% had some really great twists, some that I kind of expected but a couple that totally caught me off guard!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death of parent