Reviews

Affinity by Sarah Waters

grayshuff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Suicide, Mental illness, Confinement, and Abandonment

halieghkai's review against another edition

4.0

4.5

Affinity by Sarah Waters left me completely gutted—like I've walked into my kitchen for a meal, only to realize my fridge was missing... Consider this a compliment on Sarah Waters's literary skills to invoke such a visceral feeling.

wollstonecrafty's review against another edition

why would you ever read anything else when you could be reading sarah waters

madalinagram's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

patiolinguist's review against another edition

5.0

Brilliant! Waters paints such a vivid picture of Victorian London - it's so dreary and depressing, and yet incredibly thrilling, it immediately draws you into the story. I read Affinity in two days; I couldn't wait to get through it, but was very sorry to finish it. And although I was hoping for a different ending, I'm glad it turned out the way it did - in fact I think I like the book all the more for it.

stineym's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

totheliteraturelighthouse's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

novabird's review against another edition

4.0

Waters created great tension balanced by the sensual and intellectual both between characters and in atmosphere. It had a didn't see it coming ending. An enjoyable read.

lunarflare's review against another edition

2.0

ok then

khornstein1's review against another edition

3.0

Grim but not gripping, I pressed on to the last page, rewarded with a spectacular ending.