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A review by caidyn
Love Lies Beneath by Ellen Hopkins
2.0
This wasn't that great. For me, I was expecting a huge thriller with tons of twists. Who to trust, who not to trust. But, that was the last thing I got. On the roller coaster I expected, all it had were some flat lines and a few hills. All the things described in the description happened about 70% in. It was definitely more women's fiction than anything. Tara's, our main character, journey through finding her fourth husband and choosing to stay with him despite her distrust of him and his son paralleled her sister's, Mel, journey with hiw she just stayed with her husband.
Don't get me wrong, this was a good book. I didn't like Tara at first, but she grew on me as the time went on. At the end, I didn't like her much for her choice, but I could understand why she did it. Cavin was another interesting character. I don't have much to say on him really.
Eli, though, he was my favorite character. I loved not knowing whether to trust him or not, let alone his intentions. Maybe I'm biased from Hopkin's YA novels, but I wanted the story told my him. Perhaps Hopkins will make this a story like Triangle and Tilt; one book from the parent's perspective and then one from the kid's.
I also wish this was in poetry, not prose. She wrote a mean story, but poetry would have just slimmed it down more to the point of this whole thing. Again, I might be biased from the YA side of things.
The ending was lackluster. I finished it and I paused for a moment, then side. So much build up for completely nothing. And literally, it really was nothing to get excited about.
Don't get me wrong, this was a good book. I didn't like Tara at first, but she grew on me as the time went on. At the end, I didn't like her much for her choice, but I could understand why she did it. Cavin was another interesting character. I don't have much to say on him really.
Eli, though, he was my favorite character. I loved not knowing whether to trust him or not, let alone his intentions. Maybe I'm biased from Hopkin's YA novels, but I wanted the story told my him. Perhaps Hopkins will make this a story like Triangle and Tilt; one book from the parent's perspective and then one from the kid's.
I also wish this was in poetry, not prose. She wrote a mean story, but poetry would have just slimmed it down more to the point of this whole thing. Again, I might be biased from the YA side of things.
The ending was lackluster. I finished it and I paused for a moment, then side. So much build up for completely nothing. And literally, it really was nothing to get excited about.