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A review by slimepuppy
The Narrow by Kate Alice Marshall
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book's ending was... a lot. Out of all possible outcomes, I truly didn't expect *that*, even if all the other twists were fairly predictable.
It was a quick, atmospheric read with a great setting and a genuinely creepy monster. Everything about that river is nightmare fuel. The characters were okay? I didn't fall in love with them, but they weren’t annoying either.
Despite liking the book, I'm still not sure about that ending, after the confrontation by the river the book just felt... rushed. None of the characters got endings that satifisfied me, Grace and Maeve specially.I think I would have preferred Eden and Grace staying together at the bottom of the river, tragic as it would have been.
It was a quick, atmospheric read with a great setting and a genuinely creepy monster. Everything about that river is nightmare fuel. The characters were okay? I didn't fall in love with them, but they weren’t annoying either.
Despite liking the book, I'm still not sure about that ending, after the confrontation by the river the book just felt... rushed. None of the characters got endings that satifisfied me, Grace and Maeve specially.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Death, and Drug use