tigerlillymelody 's review for:

Wearing the Lion by John Wiswell

3.25

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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 An exercise in dramatic irony and radical empathy. And, as with all John Wiswell books, a smattering of body horror. This book also has lots of little deep cuts to history and mythology sprinkled throughout and sometimes feels too clever by half but in an enjoyable way. Only 3 stars because at certain points the book felt a little repetitive, but was otherwise great.