A review by bookswithemily
The End of Everything by Megan Abbott

4.0

I enjoyed this read, it was very fast paced. I do have to say, the topics discussed is this book are disturbing and may cause distress. It is a dark story which is very gripping and full of lies, deceit and secrets.

It tells the story of Lizzie and Evie. It is told from Lizzie’s perspective and it is a mixture of present day and memories from the past. Lizzie is at the centre of Evie’s disappearance investigation as she was the last person to see her. I enjoyed Lizzie’s character, she was naïve about the situation and she really showed the girls’ age in the story. They are still children but Lizzie shows this more than Evie’s does. It was shocked to be reminded of their ages when I thought about the situation Evie was in, even more when we learnt more about it.

I enjoyed the voice the author gave the characters, their personalities were so strong. The authors way of writing was so mysterious, I thought the plot was well thought out. Clues and information about the situation were given in small amounts to keep the suspense. I enjoyed the thriller element to the book, it made the book fly past. I was so eager to find out what happened.

I don’t want to say too much about the story line because I don’t want to spoil it, but be wary of the trigger warnings of this book.