medium-paced
dark fast-paced
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No

Not to my taste. The conclusions it comes to are so exasperating, and I sincerely hope didn't reflect the author's views. It is also frustratingly repetitive which just made it rather dull. I think being a novella saved this from being a DNF if I'm being brutally honest.
dark funny tense

HOW WAS THIS PUBLISHED IN 1870 THAT'S ACTUALLY DRIVING ME CRAZY PEOPLE BACK THEN RLY BE FREAKY AS SHIT

I AM OBSESSED WITH THESE MFS. Y'ALL NASTY GOOD FOR U

RIP LEOPOLD YOU WOULDVE LOVED LEATHER PUPPIES AT PRIDE MARCH

I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY THIS IS GREAT IT'S ENTERTAINING AND HORNY AND LUSCIOUSLY CRUEL IF YOU ARE OVULATING OR BISEXUAL OR LOVE SABRINA CARPENTER'S MUSIC THIS IS FOR YOU HAVE A GREAT NIGHT XX

it's cringe but I am cringe too so I liked it
challenging dark tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
challenging dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A guy glanced at me suspiciously at the uni cafeteria when he saw what I was reading. I had an extremely hard time keeping a straight face :P

Krhm, anyway, I pretty much loved this. Well... As in I am not into kinkyness but I liked the flickering dream atmosphere where art had an important role. The beginning especially was gorgeous and the themes of savageness, dreaming, love, cruelty and wearing fur were very interesting. I just wish Severin had more guts to actually take everything he got from Wanda instead of complaining she was too cruel. Be careful what you wish for or stay quiet.

Pleasure alone makes existence worthwhile. A pleasure-seeker has a difficult time parting from life.

Meh. I just don't care.

i don't know why it took me so long to write a review about this one. i guess i was just so blown away at first that i didn't quite know what i wanted to say, or if i needed to say anything, or if i even could say anything that hasn't yet been said about this masterpiece of a book. i just don't think i will ever need to speak ever again because leopold put all that i feel in words way more beautifully than i could ever dream of. this book is my love language