abbyalvarado 's review for:

She Started It by Sian Gilbert

3.0

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I had high hopes for this book, but it dragged for me. I spotted the “twist” almost immediately so there wasn’t any surprise in the final act that could bring me back in. The diary parts were just too long and boring. The story started out strong, but the finale third was just crawled along at a snails pace because of the diary. I know it was for emotional purposes but it had been for shadows SO MUCH that we didn’t need it. It just felt so repetitive to the point that I didn’t even care. Honestly, it felt like a rip off of Glass Onion, without the detective. I wasn’t impressed. It’s not the worst book I’ve read this year, but it’s close to the bottom.