A review by heyshannonhall
Perfume and Pain by Anna Dorn

dark funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

How I love an unlikeable main character, and Astrid is a very unique and self-aware unlikeable MC. Some of her opinions even made me uncomfortable, which I didn't think was possible in a book about a queer (sorry, lesbian) writer who lives in LA. This book started out unhinged and funny and anxiety-inducing and ended up somewhere else entirely, as all the best books should. I feel so lucky to have gotten an ARC of this and can't believe it was my introduction to Anna Dorn! Can't wait to devour her other books like I did this one.

Thank you Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for the eARC! 
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