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mmefish's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Amazing. I'm so glad I've stumbled upon this bookâit is, to me, an embodiment of a perfect novel.
I never know what to say in a 5 star review; I just loved everything about it.
I never know what to say in a 5 star review; I just loved everything about it.
The sex was like his rehearsal room: he drew me out, I waited for his approval, his adjustment, his suggestion; he the leader, I the star. I told him one evening that I wanted him to destroy me. I was shocked by the sound of that word in my mouth. He responded by becoming slightly violent, although the violence was more suggested than actual, more fleeting reminders of his physical strength. The oblivion I was asking for but did not understand persisted on the horizon of our affair like a summer thundercloud, and in the nights I ran through its long shadow as though I might reach it, while it remained there, taunting me from a distance, unbroken rain.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Islamophobia, Murder, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Sexual content