A review by bonniereads777
After She Wrote Him by Sulari Gentill

3.0

I received an advance copy of this novel from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. After She Wrote Him is about a writer who begins writing a new novel, and the main character of the novel is also a writer. The line between real and fictional characters becomes blurred, but the blurring appears to be intentional. There was some brilliance in this book. The plot was slow at first, but the sheer poetry of the writing kept me reading. Aspiring writers will also appreciate this book, because the protagonists are also writers and speak a lot about why writers do what they do. There are a lot of writing tips. When the book eventually became a murder mystery, I was hooked. Both the writer and protagonist were engulfed in mysteries in their lives which caught my attention.

However, the ending was disappointing. Neither mystery is completely solved, and you are left to try and decide what really happened. You are never sure who is the writer and who is the protagonist, and both them are are rendered incapable of finishing the story. The ending in my opinion was unfinished and was a betrayal to the reader. Maybe it was a warning as to what can happen when a writer gets too involved with their main character, but it wasn't enough for me. I wanted a completed story.