I genuinely could not put this book down. I started it on the bus going home, and I almost didn’t get off at my stop. I finished it in one sitting when I got home. And I needed to share this book with you guys, so here’s my review!
A quick note before I begin: The author includes a trigger warning before the book starts, and I recommend taking a look at that before you decide whether or not to read How We Fall Apart. The Mystery How We Fall Apart is incredible… as long as you don’t look too far into the mystery. This is the one part of the book that can be a turn off for readers. For me, the characters and their emotions and relationships and growth took large amounts of precedence over the mystery aspect of the plot, so you will be getting a rave review from me. However, if you are going into this expecting the sort of mystery where you reach the end and have an “oh!” moment where you realize that all the clues have slotted into place, you are out of luck.
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