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challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
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
3.5
Recently translated into English, Nothing can Hurt You Now is a Brazilian thriller full of the much stereotyped Latin passion and fury in equal measure.
The story is focused on two sisters, Lucinda and Viviana. The sisters have distinctly different outlooks on life and have drifted apart over the years. Still, when Lucinda receives a distraught phone call from Graziana, Viviana’s girlfriend, saying she's gone missing, the sibling rivalries are pushed aside.
Met with indifference from the police, Lucinda starts to investigate and delves into some rather dark secrets of her sisters. Lucinda must look past those revelations to find her sister before it’s too late.
Nothing Can Hurt You Now is a relatively short novel but don’t be deceived by that – Campos manages to pack a powerful emotional punch and open up some frank discourse about sex work.
The prose is compelling and intriguing, and the tension of these women is palpable, running alongside a narrative on the way women are perceived and the danger strewn complexities of what beauty and femininity mean in modern society.
If you're looking for a thriller with an unusual slant, this one is worth the read 3.5⭐
The story is focused on two sisters, Lucinda and Viviana. The sisters have distinctly different outlooks on life and have drifted apart over the years. Still, when Lucinda receives a distraught phone call from Graziana, Viviana’s girlfriend, saying she's gone missing, the sibling rivalries are pushed aside.
Met with indifference from the police, Lucinda starts to investigate and delves into some rather dark secrets of her sisters. Lucinda must look past those revelations to find her sister before it’s too late.
Nothing Can Hurt You Now is a relatively short novel but don’t be deceived by that – Campos manages to pack a powerful emotional punch and open up some frank discourse about sex work.
The prose is compelling and intriguing, and the tension of these women is palpable, running alongside a narrative on the way women are perceived and the danger strewn complexities of what beauty and femininity mean in modern society.
If you're looking for a thriller with an unusual slant, this one is worth the read 3.5⭐
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Alcohol, Death, Violence, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Mental illness, Drug use, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism
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