Reviews

Lightlark by Alex Aster

aabalaaba's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

bex_glace's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

Ended on a major clif hanger. Can't wait to read book 2, I enjoyed this book from start to finish. There were some major and minor plot twist, I was on my toes the entire time. I can normally see a lot of the plot twist coming when I read but I don't think I saw any of them in this book. 

kerr_rachellouise's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

3.0

vsitsme's review against another edition

4.0

This one is so overhated, it hurts.. booktok community is just filled with unreasonable haters ngl.. the world build was beautiful and the characters likable.. the ending was a bit disappointing tho..

james7's review against another edition

2.0

a mess that i had fun laughing about. also served as good evening entertainment for my friends, who i explained the plot to.

lcmill's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

emrose29's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

4.0

limerickreads's review against another edition

4.0

The main complaints that I’ve seen about this book:

• Too many tropes in one character
• Not enough world building
• Unnecessary dialogue
• Lack of diversity

Here’s my response:

• Maybe Isla is a little messy and complex. It’s not like her situation lends to a straight forward story. Sorry she isn’t two-dimensional with just one quirk. If you want that, go read Fourth Wing. 
• The story isn’t really about the world itself; it’s about the characters and their curses. Understanding their specific “type of being” and their individual problems explains a lot. To be honest, if you don’t get that, I’m not sure you’d be able to handle more world-building. 
• My life is full of unnecessary dialogue. It’s entertaining. 
• Not every book has to be about diversity. Be so for real, how many “types” of human beings do you know? Can you actually identify six?

madieven's review against another edition

4.0

4.75/5 stars
i went in blind with this book and had no clue what it was about!! this book was absolutely amazing though!! the ending had my jaw dropped! never did i see that coming!!

ellechill7's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.25

It’s an enemies to lovers trope with plot twists that can greatly alter the reader’s perspective