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A review by lawbooks600
All This Could End by Steph Bowe
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Representation: N/A
Score: Six and a half points out of ten.
So. I wanted to read this for a while ever since I added this book to my to-read pile, and not long after, I finally read this story when I picked it up from one of the two libraries I regularly go to since this novel is the only one they have from Steph Bowe. That book was only okay, and since the library does not have any more books from her, I don't know if her other books are better than this. It starts with the main character, Nina Pretty, or Nina for short, and she has one characteristic that separates her from other characters: her family is criminal. Then, the book switches to another POV from Spencer, and he also has a particular attribute: he has a missing toe, but her mother hides that to avoid bullying or something like that. Nina has moved to a new town and school to escape the police, but she is frustrated with that, and she wants a friend that can last, in the form of Spencer. A few pages later, Nina and Spencer develop an attraction to one another, discussing trivialities and doing other wacky acts stretching across the middle of the book, slowing its pace. That all leads to the ending, and let me tell you, it is bittersweet and heartbreaking. That is it.
Score: Six and a half points out of ten.
So. I wanted to read this for a while ever since I added this book to my to-read pile, and not long after, I finally read this story when I picked it up from one of the two libraries I regularly go to since this novel is the only one they have from Steph Bowe. That book was only okay, and since the library does not have any more books from her, I don't know if her other books are better than this. It starts with the main character, Nina Pretty, or Nina for short, and she has one characteristic that separates her from other characters: her family is criminal. Then, the book switches to another POV from Spencer, and he also has a particular attribute: he has a missing toe, but her mother hides that to avoid bullying or something like that. Nina has moved to a new town and school to escape the police, but she is frustrated with that, and she wants a friend that can last, in the form of Spencer. A few pages later, Nina and Spencer develop an attraction to one another, discussing trivialities and doing other wacky acts stretching across the middle of the book, slowing its pace. That all leads to the ending, and let me tell you, it is bittersweet and heartbreaking. That is it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Medical content