Review of The Quiet Unravelling Of Eve Ellaway by Melanie Hooyenga

 

All Eve Ellaway wants is to escape to college, start a life of her own, and finally sever the connection to her twin sister Gen who disappeared when they were babies. Because while the rest of the world moved on from the kidnapping, Gen’s still very much alive at home.

Most families would grieve their missing child. Some families might create a shrine for their lost daughter. But the Ellaways are not most families.

Every night, Eve pretends to be Gen to protect her mother's delicate grasp on reality — dividing her life, her stories, and her dreams so there’s enough for two sisters. Eve’s forced to maintain her father’s lie to ease his guilt over Gen’s disappearance, but is she sacrificing the last threads of her identity and any hope for a normal future?

As the lies propping up Eve’s life start to crumble, she no longer knows what she wants. But Gen does, and she’s ready to take it.

 

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My Review: 5 STARS

I’ve read a bunch of Hooyenga’s books recently simply because the blurb of this one made me want to dive more into her worlds and this was one that I pre-ordered and got lost in almost the moment it landed on my kindle. Eve was a compelling character, the whole plot unique and twisty. I couldn’t help but need to take breaks because of the heavy hitting topic, but that didn’t stop me being hooked on it. The whole thing took you along on a journey and while I would advise people to be aware of the trigger warnings, it’s a thrilling read and one that will leave you thinking after the way it ends. Very much recommended and I can not get enough of Hooyenga’s writing.

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