all_her_boring_hobbies 's review for:

Vita Nostra by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko

4.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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• it was really interesting to see how a book without classical chapters changed my reading - I fell into a void, diving into the text, living the story and emerge a few hours later to notice time's passing

• I also never felt more seen in my thought process and processing of the world - might be a little bit worrying that others see it as sci-fi XD

• "she caught herself monotonously listening words - each one of them had a fraction of the meaning she needed so desperately, but not a single one of them fit her purpose."