Reviews

Lute by Jennifer Thorne

serisaur's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

shaunashares's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Suicide attempt, and Grief

swilson's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

partawesome's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

burgdorf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

1.0

This book dragged on and felt like it had way too much information and hardly any plot. I was bored to say the least 

scribe391's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Set on the island of Lute and narrated by Nina Treadway; Thorne’s plot has a similarly to Sherly Jackson’s The Lottery 

readastray's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

ravyncrow's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

maxa_mill's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

theboldbookworm's review against another edition

4.0

Lute is a folk horror tale that starts as most do with a community that has a ceremony every so many years to keep the community safe the rest of the time. On Lute, it's seven years and Nina will have to navigate The Day for the first time since moving there. I thought Lute would be predictable, but to my pleasant surprise it really wasn't. I really liked Nina as she learned how to fit in on the island. There were some interesting twists that I did not see coming and I loved reading about the people and traditions of Lute.

I would recommend this to anyone who likes folk horror.