A review by tortue_abroad
Latchkey by Nicole Kornher-Stace

4.0

First off, depending on if there is ever a next book to make up for the cliff hanger this one ends on will really effect my final opinion of this book. Right now, I’m giving it the benefit of the doubt, but it was really frustrating to hit a full stop in the story just when it felt like we got somewhere. This book felt like it relied on a frenetic pace to avoid having to stop and fully explain some things that felt like convenient plot contrivances. I came in with a lot of care about the characters and so that helped to smooth out a lot of edges but I was aware of them. Ultimately, the story itself didn’t really felt like it had a satisfying arc - possibly because there will be a next book to explain some of the questions posed by this one? Who knows.