A review by sork
Luster by Raven Leilani

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

the premise and the writing style r good but the actual execution of the plot had me lost. I get Edie wanted to be apart of a family and I feel like a lot of the focus on the mundane was meant to like deepen like the intimacy of being apart of Eric's family or wtv but NGL it made the book really boring and I feel like a lot of points that were focused on ultimately were for nothing so much vivid description and for what. I think it was all tied together nicely but the fact that I feel like the same points could have been made which sufficiently less book takes away from the punch of it.
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