The Lover: A Short Story by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3.8 AVERAGE

alreinwarth's review against another edition

3.0
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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saranyu's review against another edition

3.75
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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meganperfect's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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nicole_emm's review against another edition

4.0
dark emotional mysterious

meghankae's review against another edition

4.0
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

monsimouse's review against another edition

4.0
Silvia Moreno-Garcia is amazing at painting a picture, atmosphere, and character to each through her writing. The Lover was haunting and really felt like a dark fairytale that’s shared over a fire. I wish we could have gotten more interactions between the main two characters, just a bit more despite being a novella. However, Silvia Moreno-Garcia was so successful in writing a really rounded short story and I highly recommend it!

coatlicue's review against another edition

4.0
dark mysterious fast-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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pearllsss's review against another edition

3.75
dark emotional mysterious 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
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millennialbookreview's review against another edition

4.0
This was a very compelling short story. It was dark and mysterious, and the author was able to write complex and intriguing characters despite the story being short. The plot didn't quite go in the direction I expected, but it was engaging nonetheless.

erikaretia's review against another edition

3.0
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No