And both girls are sure of one thing: she's going to steal everything that's theirs for herself. There are too many questions left unanswered for the girls to move on.īut their father is moving on. Maddi agrees-people’s hearts don’t just stop.

The only person who gets it is Charlotte's sister, Maddi. They say her heart stopped, but Charlotte knows deep down that there's more to the story.

A contemporary take on the Lizzie Borden story that explores how grief can cut deep.Ĭharlotte lost her mother six months ago, and still no one will tell her exactly what happened the day she mysteriously died. The fact that we won’t ever truly know what happened keeps the case alive to this day almost 130 years later.'If you think you know how this one will end, I promise, you don't.' -Kara Thomas, author of That Weekend and The Cheerleadersįor fans of They Wish They Were Us and Sadie comes a propulsive thriller that reminds us that in real life, endings are rarely as neat as happily ever after. I have always found the Lizzie Borden case intriguing and have read a few books on it. And then we have that ending! That last hour is what redeemed the novel for me. I listened to the audiobook and the last hour of the novel really picked up for me. I wanted to know how the author was going to reach that climax and the conclusion. I think I was also really anticipating the ending since we (sort of) know what happens in the real case. Their grief became too much of a focus and it made the story drag on. Our main narrator and focus of the story is Charlotte, but I wanted more of Maddi’s narration.

Over time the grief they are feeling encompasses everything. What follows is an extended story of unreliable narrators, mental illness, and grief. The PA is also closer to their ages, so the sting is worse for the girls. After unexpectedly losing their mother, Charlotte and Maddi are heavily grieving while their father has all but moved on… with their mother’s personal assistant. It Will End Like This is a contemporary take on the Lizzie Borden case. Now the only way to get their lives back is for Charlotte and Maddi to decide how this story ends, themselves. And both girls are sure that she’s determined to take everything that’s theirs away for herself. The only person who gets it is Charlotte’s sister, Maddi. They say her heart stopped, but Charlotte knows deep down that there’s more to the story. Ĭharlotte lost her mother six months ago, and still no one will tell her exactly what happened the day she mysteriously died. A contemporay take on the Lizzie Borden story that explores how grief can cut deep. For fans of The Cheerleaders and Sadie comes a psychological thriller that reminds us that in real life, endings are rarely as neat as happily ever after.

It Will End Like This by Kyra Leigh