alexis_hope22 's review for:

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I wish Spotify didn’t cut me off right at the climax of the book! It cut the book at the knees. A wonderful, poetic read with fascinating, complex characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation