Week 46 Review: Even If We Break

From Goodreads:
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp comes a shocking new thriller about a group of friends tied together by a game and the deadly weekend that tears them apart.

FIVE friends go to a cabin.
FOUR of them are hiding secrets.
THREE years of history bind them.
TWO are doomed from the start.
ONE person wants to end this.
NO ONE IS SAFE.

Are you ready to play?

My Review:
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was diverse and it was a thrilling mystery, and I enjoyed reading about most of these characters! The role playing that they did, that gave them this group of friends, I loved how they were tight knit, but have been drifting apart for a while. 

This book pretty diverse, except for race and maybe religion. Religion wasn't talked about, but it was an one off line that Ever wanted to add someone of a different race to the group because they were all white. But there was neuro-diverse rep, as well as LGBTIAA+ rep. The characters were caring and open and respectful, at least the ones I liked. But the way it was written, in the first chapter from each character, I didn't know that, except for Ever, because of their pronouns. It was just a part of them, that was mentioned in later chapters. 

I didn't like 2 of the characters. And I'm kinda glad, because they're the ones we had the fewest perspectives of. Which would kinda make me a bad person, expect that they weren't the best people, and besides that, they aren't real, this is a book after all. 

There were a few poor choices made, like going somewhere alone, or staying behind, but over all, they do a pretty good job using their brains. There was a lot going on, from fearing for their lives, as well as working out relationship issues, romantic and friendship. What with their strained bonds at the beginning of the book. 

I did guess who the bad guy was. I mean, there were only a few options, but I wasn't totally sure. We do get their perspective in the end, but still, the reasoning makes for a poor person in life, but an interesting on in fiction. But it made sense given what we knew about them and their previous actions, and I'm glad that it worked out the way that it did!

This was a really great mystery thriller, and I'm really glad that I read it! 

Author: Marieke Nijkamp
Read: November 13th, 2020
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Sounded really great, really enjoy her writing, and it's a SAC 2020 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Published: September 15th 2020

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars