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How Does 'My Sister The Serial Killer' End?

Finished the novel but the finale's moral ambiguity left me analyzing the sisters' twisted dynamic and final choices. Those last scenes!
2025-06-28 20:03:52
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Mariela Gomez
Mariela Gomez
This book has a rather grim but fitting conclusion. It follows the protagonist as she tries to cover up for her sister’s murders, but ultimately fails to clean up after the most recent killing and has a rather intense confrontation with the sister that leads to her arrest. It’s a rather chilling read that leaves you with a lot of emotional distress as you realize the extent of the psychological horror the protagonist was subjected to. If you’re interested in reading about the sick relationship between two sisters and the panic and moral choices that the other sister has to deal with when she finds out that her other sister is a serial killer, then you might enjoy reading ‘My Sister Murdered Her Crush’s Childhood Friend’.
2026-08-04
Talia
Talia
I just finished My Sister the Serial Killer, by occasion of which I thought I’d post a note about the ending, which is both very chilling and very thought-provoking. The bulk of the novel is from the perspective of Korede, who does her best to carry on as normal as she non-chattingly tries to cope with her sister Ayoola’s action as a serial killer. But eventually Ayoola fixes her sights on Tade, the doctor to whom Korede has developed feelings in secret. After Ayoola is killed by the brother of her latest victim, the issue as to whether or not Korede might have turned her in in order to save her is left tantalizingly and lethally unresolved. Instead, Korede just walks away.

The last few pages of the novel detail Korede’s quiet return to her life of normalcy, but with a strong sense of resolve to herself. It’s implied that there’s been a huge shift in Korede, from being the protector/sister of Ayoola to being a detached observer of life. It’s a very powerful and admirable thing that the author was able to convey such a huge change in Korede without explicitly laying out the morals of the novel. The huge shift in Korede’s life and how she views her sister and her actions is shown rather than told, and it’s really masterful. The true horror of Ayoola’s actions isn’t the killing itself, but rather how easily people can justify her behavior because of her familiar face to Korede.
2025-06-30
Victoria
Victoria
I read My Sister the Serial Killer by way of a vacation read and I didn’t put it down. The sharp ending to this novel was so good and particularly in regards to Korede’s finally having her loyalty to her sister Ayoola on She to explode in the quietest of ways when Ayoola is killed by her past selves as they chase Tade, Korede’s loved one. It is a very long read in terms of follow-through and as such, it doesn’t have an ending in the sense that so many of us prefer in terms of closure. Rather it is a long series of observations about blind loyalty and how one might be complicit in doing harm. The last image of Korede, numb but finally free, will linger long after the reader has closed the book.
2025-07-01
Dominador Apilado
Dominador Apilado
My interpretation of this book was that it was a very modern, twisted fairy tale. The ugly duckling/servant sister was Korede and the beautiful, wicked princess was Ayoola. I also interpreted it to mean that the wicked princess in this story did not get her comeuppance, instead she married the prince (detective) and the loyal, hard working sister was left with nothing but ashes. It was an inversion of the typical moralistic story that we read in order to learn from them, stating that in this world beauty and charm are the ultimate power and not hard work or goodness. The story was a very cynical, modern fable.
2026-07-31
Ate Mae & John SJ
Ate Mae & John SJ
Also note that Tade, Korede’s third boyfriend, is killed off as the inciting incident for the rest of the story. His ghost is felt throughout the book, largely through Korede’s memories of him and her guilt at not being able to save him. And as it is with the other victims of Ayoola, nothing is resolved with Tade in the ending. He is just another incident to be cleaned up and then forgotten as Ayoola moves on to her next conquest. The story reinforces the theme that the victims of Ayoola are nothing but collateral damage in her pursuit of pleasure and attention. And the ending is deliberately unsatisfying and powerful as it forces the reader to confront the injustice of the victims’ deaths and be reminded of their forgettability in the face of a pretty and charming killer.
2026-08-06

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