2.76k reviews for:

Vita Nostra

Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko

4.02 AVERAGE

ericwheeler's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

laurenreed's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

anexcessofebooks's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

wren_rae's review against another edition

5.0

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Seen this compared to Harry Potter but Harry Potter could never. This book is provocative, sexy, and intelligent. I recommend it to anyone who likes heady character studies and can stand esoteric prose.

ddmckenna's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Rape

haniskips's review against another edition

5.0

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Incredible! I want the next in the series!

rhiannon81's review against another edition

4.0

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I both loved this and had no idea what was happening at the same time. I desperately wish I spoke Russian so I could read it in it original language.

hernoseinabook's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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i still can’t stop thinking about the ending 

caroiline's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

list_addict's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Real score: That cannot be represented as something as simplistic as a number. It can only be a word. So. This is unlike anything, ever. You can call it Dark Academia, Fantasy, Bildungsroman, Horror, but those are not enough. You’ve never read a book like this. I have never read a book like this. I’m not sure what else I can say.