bookloversofantastic 's review for:

Oleander: A Great Expectations Retelling by Scarlett Drake

4.5

emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Nothing could have prepared me for this book, it was truly emotionally intense. It took me some time to really get into the story, I was dreading the pain, the sadness, the heartache. 

Caspian is the ultimate broken boy, seeing the story unfold and all that Jude is going through, how he was affected by his love for Caspian, how much he had to fight in his life. This story is full of manipulation, questioning, reassessment, pain, hope. It’s a full emotional novel from Jude’s POV and goes from his late teens to some years in the future. Throughout this journey, we get to see how one powerful emotion can affect another person’s life, it’s toxic, it’s dangerous and as well it’s beautiful. 

I don’t really know what to write because I do not want to spoil anything, I would say that it is a must-read but be prepared for the overwhelming emotions 😉

I received an ARC Copy of this book from passionauthorservices, this review is from my own thoughts 😍