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A review by katiez624
More Than You'll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez
5.0
This book is so engaging and brimming with clever plot points, with a great premise that got fully fleshed out and developed. The setups are realistic and compelling, and the pacing never lags. Cassie was not my favorite character, but her role as the journalist with her own complicated past was fulfilled.
I appreciated the sprinkling of Spanish words without the rote translation immediately after. It shows that the author believes the reader can either figure out the meaning through context or look up the words. They added a feeling of authenticity and a strong sense of place, both in Laredo and Mexico City. It paralleled Lore's own circumstances of straddling two lives and identities.
Although I started to feel the length of the book towards the last third, but I did appreciate the thoroughness with which the story was told, and there were unexpected discoveries up until the very end. This story was the perfect combination of family drama, crime, mystery, and suspense.
I appreciated the sprinkling of Spanish words without the rote translation immediately after. It shows that the author believes the reader can either figure out the meaning through context or look up the words. They added a feeling of authenticity and a strong sense of place, both in Laredo and Mexico City. It paralleled Lore's own circumstances of straddling two lives and identities.
Although I started to feel the length of the book towards the last third, but I did appreciate the thoroughness with which the story was told, and there were unexpected discoveries up until the very end. This story was the perfect combination of family drama, crime, mystery, and suspense.