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A review by quirkykayleetam
Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk
dark
emotional
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I have such mixed feelings about this book.
The writing was gorgeously atmospheric, the relationship at the heart of this lesbian noir literally to die for.
And I loved the first half! It felt like the best of the speakeasy scene from Master of Djinn mixed with all the lost possibilities of Supernatural the TV show told by a voice I longed to hear on audio. But when things became more blatantly about patriarchal control, I longed for more nuance in its perspective on religion.
The end hit hard, right where it was supposed to, but never felt exactly the way it should.
The writing was gorgeously atmospheric, the relationship at the heart of this lesbian noir literally to die for.
And I loved the first half! It felt like the best of the speakeasy scene from Master of Djinn mixed with all the lost possibilities of Supernatural the TV show told by a voice I longed to hear on audio. But when things became more blatantly about patriarchal control, I longed for more nuance in its perspective on religion.
The end hit hard, right where it was supposed to, but never felt exactly the way it should.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Lesbophobia