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Review: We’ll Never Be Apart by Emiko Jean

We’ll Never Be Apart by Emiko Jean is the perfect book to cozy up with this Halloween season. Emiko Jean has written a whirlwind of a novel that will have readers kept in suspense. This novel is very eerie with its mental hospital setting, unique writing style and intense story of vengeance.

❀ A Perfect Fall Read

With its spine-chilling vibe, We’ll Never be Apart is a book that has the ideal backdrop for a fall read. It is set in the creepiest perfect location for a book of this type, a mental hospital. The main character, Alice, is sent to live in a mental ward on Savage Isle (even the name is creepy!) after a fire that was actually set by her sister. Now, this mental hospital isn’t terrifying or filled with ghosts, but it is the perfect venue for something unusual to occur, since there are potential murderers in the building. Jean has created a mood of terror in We’ll Never be Apart that will keep readers in suspense and definitely scared about what’s to happen next.

❀ Very Suspenseful

The layout of We’ll Never Be Apart is so noteworthy. Most of the book is told in the present, however at the end of every chapter an entry from Alice’s journal that reveals pieces of her past is incorporated. This is a really interesting technique that surprises the reader and adds many plot twists to the storyline. Also, the story contains a similar format to We Were Liars by E. Lockhart and Damage Done by Amanda Panitch with its suspense and a big information reveal/plot twist at the very end.

❀ A Revenge Story

This is a story that includes revenge. Books that include the element of sweet vengeance are always engaging for the reader. Alice is angry at her twin sister Cellie for getting her thrown into the mental hospital again and vows to seek revenge. It is enjoyable accompanying Alice on her journey to find her sister, as she is also being closely monitored by the mental hospital. The plot of this book is so rich and contains so many interesting layers of intrigue.

❀ An Incredible Thrill Ride

We’ll Never Be Apart by Emiko Jean has the perfect components for an incredible thrill ride: a strange mental hospital, journal entries that slowly reveal the past, and a dark revenge story. This is the kind of book that can be read in one sitting, it is that mind-blowing. If you are a fan of the thriller genre, this is a must-have book this fall!

About Emiko Jean

Emiko Jean is an elementary school math teacher, whose work with children in foster care inspired her debut novel, We'll Never Be Apart. Aside from reading, writing, and teaching, Emiko is passionate about bugs. She can often be found in the remote forests of the Pacific Northwest, where she lives with her husband, hunting giant moths and cataloguing rare insect colonies.

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