Author: E. Lockhart

When a librarian recommends a book to you, there’s some assurance it has been vetted through a filter of knowing both literature and what you would enjoy.

This book is a mystery that doesn’t unfold until the very last moment, which sounds great, but the build-up to the payoff felt long. Very long.

Some of the biggest criticisms levied against this book was the sentence structure (fragmented sentences not written in verse), however, I listened to the audiobook and can’t comment on it. What I can comment on is the execution of what is, overall, a coming of age story… kind of…

If your coming of age story is about a bunch of rich kids who are dealing with first world problems and do nothing but talk all day long, then yes.

The ending was fantastic. The lead-up?

Felt like a grind.

I can see why this book was recommended to me, but I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it with the same enthusiasm to others. It’s a shorter book with a great ending… if you’re willing to make it there.