A review by natreviews
Out by Natsuo Kirino

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

5.0

So this is another booktok book, and I really enjoyed it. I liked how all of the characters were around middle age. I like the dynamics. I like how it goes into some gruesome stuff, but doesn't give too much detail
(when it comes to the rape scene that happens at the very end of the book)
. The book makes the actions of the characters understandable, but not to the point of sympathy. Like, your sympathetic to their situations outside of the main act of the novel, but your not sympathetic to where they end up. I find a lot of novels have a hard time pulling this off, but this one didn't. 
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