A review by saralovesbajablast
Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana

4.0

This was my first book my Kristopher Triana and I was not disappointed! It’s a quick read but it still manages to pack in a whole lot of crazy. The amount of chaos that can happen in a few chapters, or even a few pages, felt like whiplash. There were some parts where i didn’t know whether i was more disgusted or horrified. Probably my favorite part of this book is how horrendous the main character is and how the author doesn’t try to give them any redemption. Too many times have i read books where the author tries to make an awful character likable. This has a little to do with giving the book 4 instead of 5 stars. At times it felt like Lori was starting to realize how delusional she had been and i was hoping that would lead to her downfall. I wanted a moment where she realized she was solely responsible for every bad thing that happened to her and her family and that she’d never truly be happy. The ending felt a little too happy for me, all things considering.