A review by honeybeatslibrary
Luster by Raven Leilani

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I didn't hate this book, but it didn't like the lead character. It was literally like reading a train wreck. Edie--a young 20 something struggling with loneliness, some clear emotional trauma, and the trappings of being a confused young person makes poor life choice after poor life choice. I wanted to root for her, but she doesn't do anything that really merits that. It was a WILD....and interesting ride. 
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