A review by sarai0410
How Can I Help You by Laura Sims

dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Idk... This was fine, I guess? While the premise and characters were interesting, it felt entirely too short and we really could have used more time to develop the character's connection and build on the backstory of Margo. 

Ultimately, I was left with too many questions to feel that the story was fully fleshed out. 
  1. What led Margo to her odd obsession with death and 'helping people'?
  2. What was the origin of the fire from her childhood? Did she have a hand in starting the fire? How did she get to that point?
     
  3. What made Margo and Patricia so obsessed with one another? It felt so unrealistic and forced for the plot.
     

While I don't mind an open-ended story, the climax and the end were within the span of 5 pages and left the ending so wide open that it was hard to believe it was actually the end. One thing I did like was the connection to the
fire between Margo's supposed start to her fascination in death (again, the fire incident from her childhood was never expanded on so this is just speculation) and Patricia's (maybe) entrance into her own fascination with death and murder.