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dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I would have given 4 stars based on the story alone. I took off a start due to foul language.
Moderate: Cursing
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thespians could sum up my whole review. I went up and down and side to side with this book. I thought it was ending no less than three times. TBH, not really for me. Felt a little pretentious which I think was the point but I didn’t connect with the story much.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“You can justify anything if you do it poetically enough”
You can’t justify using 5000 Shakespeare quotes every 5 sentences, but okay… it’s whatever
You can’t justify using 5000 Shakespeare quotes every 5 sentences, but okay… it’s whatever
If you’re willing to lean into the dark academia/obsessiveness of it all (see: Secret History) and suspend the disbelief that there’s no way these kids talk like that, then absolutely fabulous novel.