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A review by owlsreads
More Than You'll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
This one really didn’t work for me.
I was super excited about the premise and enjoyed the writing, but the split narrative quickly killed things for me. I was personally disappointed that Gutierrez chose to go in that direction and reveal most of the mystery through a first person perspective instead of having Cassie discover it all in some other way. This meant I was aware of some twists before Cassie got a chance to figure them all and that took all the suspense out of the story.
Another thing I didn’t enjoy were the characters in general. Everyone was a terrible person for different reasons and some of their behaviors were excused and/or forgiven in narrative because someone felt sorry for someone else. That was very much not for me.
I was super excited about the premise and enjoyed the writing, but the split narrative quickly killed things for me. I was personally disappointed that Gutierrez chose to go in that direction and reveal most of the mystery through a first person perspective instead of having Cassie discover it all in some other way. This meant I was aware of some twists before Cassie got a chance to figure them all and that took all the suspense out of the story.
Another thing I didn’t enjoy were the characters in general. Everyone was a terrible person for different reasons and some of their behaviors were excused and/or forgiven in narrative because someone felt sorry for someone else. That was very much not for me.