What Has Become of You by Jan Elizabeth Watson had to be one of the most unique books I read. I really had no idea where the story was going and it took twists and turns that I was not prepared for!

Likes:

As I said above, the storyline was unique. I would slightly compare it to Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, but that is kinda stretch.

Stylistically I really enjoyed the author’s writing. It flowed well, was detailed and very smart writing.

I really enjoyed Jensen, she was crazy but real at the same time. I was impressed with how her character developed and how smart she was. I really liked her journal entries.

I have never read The Catcher in the Rye, but after the class in his book was studying it, I really need to.

I like the setting, a smaller town in Maine. It gave the book a really dreary, gloomy feel.

Gripes:

I just could not get really comfortable with the main character Vera. She was pretty complex but I felt like she was unapproachable in and out of the book.

There are almost two story lines going. Vera is trying to write a book about a serial killer from her childhood, but then we jump to the present and talk about killings in Maine. It just never fully connected with Vera’s past. I see why it was there, just felt like filler sometimes.

Quotes:

“See, sometimes I think it’s a fine line between being a writer and being a serial killer. It’s all about creation versus anti-creation. Building versus destroying. They both require a lot of energy, don’t they? The difference between the two vocations might as well be arrived at by a coin toss. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one more likely to keep me out of jail.”
Disclaimer: A complimentary copy of the ebook was provided to me by the author and publisher in exchange of an honest review. The views expressed above are entirely my own and are in, no way, affected by the source of this book.

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