A review by amyjoy
Twisted Fate by Norah Olson

2.0

I'm rounding up from 3.5 stars. This book was pretty seriously messed up. I figured out the twist about halfway through, though I'm not sure how oblique the author was trying to be, and it was still a pretty worthwhile payoff. It was pretty engrossing right from the start and was a really quick read. I think this is probably a good one for people who like books similar to [b:We Were Liars|16143347|We Were Liars|E. Lockhart|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1402749479s/16143347.jpg|21975829].

ETA: I'm changing my mind about this book after reading a couple of reviews that reminded me of some complaints that I also had. The characters were sort of boring and their motivations were not clear at all. I liked Syd and Declan, but everyone else was kind of blah. I liked the end, but I thought the choice of

Spoiler

having Syd/Allyson narrate from beyond the grave was ... interesting.

And where were Syd and Allyson's parents? We never see them, except for once or twice in the entire novel. It's just weird, and going on and on about how they're "so busy" and "never around" doesn't make it LESS weird. And the big twist did seem super obvious to me, though I don't know that Olson was trying to be super tricksy about it. She gave A LOT of clues throughout.