A review by clairezavoyna
The World Cannot Give by Tara Isabella Burton

3.0

I enjoyed this. Sapphic dark academia, fun! I kept thinking something paranormal was going to happen, I’m glad it didn’t. Laura’s infatuation blinded her naivety to being manipulated by a sociopath, but I think she knew all along. The social media bits didn’t seem necessary or relevant given the academic focus of the plot. As was the use of Christianity, it didn’t seem well understood but maybe that’s just my understanding of it. The whole thing was rather predictable but I couldn’t put it down!!