A review by deenmachine
Luster by Raven Leilani

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

 beautiful, dark, engrossing. Edie's wry narration is a joy to read. The sensory descriptions of New York stand out too. Other books about your early 20s make it out to be a time of fumbling but ultimately fun and adventurous. Luster digs into the darker, lonelier, precarious side of that time of life, and does it so well. 
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