A review by jrayereads
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

4.0

 This book seems to be pretty polarizing but I liked it a lot. I thought that it was cleverly written and I loved our messy cast of characters. Some of the perspectives we followed could have been fleshed out more (and honestly some of them could’ve been fleshed out less. . . ). I’m really just a sucker for well written, unlikeable characters. These are people that are so interesting to follow in an almost voyeuristic way, but you would not catch me spending time with them in reality.

This is DEFINITELY a book where I would check trigger warnings. I was caught off guard by a few things that I would’ve liked a heads up for going into this book, but that’s on me for not looking up warnings beforehand. Overall I thought it was enjoyable and I’m really excited for this author’s newest release.

Trigger warnings I would've liked to have known beforehand in case you're curious (I'll be vague):

There is on page description of self harm and attempted suicide which was pretty jarring but I don't think it was poorly done or gratuitous, just caught me off guard. There is also violence against a pet sugar glider (sad). Definitely look up a full list of warnings if you think you might need to.