A review by icedfrapp
We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin

challenging funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The twist that
Margit had written everything we’d believed to be Sigrid’s note
along with
the actual note
knocked the wind out of me. I haven’t been caught off guard by a twist in a book in a hot minute. I do wish there’d been more to the final third of the book - it felt a little rushed. But I did devour this book in about 2.5 days and really loved Austin’s writing style and sense of humor about the morbidity of the situation. It was funny and it was poignant and I had fun.