A review by namzuru
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

this book was good read. i didn’t find it anything amazing but it wasn’t bad or boring. I thought the story was nice but i just didn’t get hooked on this book like i usually do. usually when i finish a book i get that feeling of sadness that there’s no more but with this one i felt cool it’s done and idk why

I did find myself relating to lily with her realizing she liked women and how it was gradual and still came as surprise to her yet the signs had been there since the beginning. Their relationship was cute and nice but i’m a little annoyed at the ending.

I mean the ending made sense for it to just not work out with them as it is the 50s and are still in high school and living with their parents so they don’t have much freedom but like i just hate how we don’t know what happens to kath after she goes for her stuff in the club. i mean we kinda find out later with lily but it wasn’t until near the end of the book and they just never saw each other for a year after the whole event. idk kinda made my investment with their relationship fizzle out


like how it gave a little back story to her mom and aunt. it helped to understand their characters and where they are coming from when they make their decisions about things throughout the book.

it’s been two months since i read this book and so maybe i just don't remember but did we ever find out about the guy that Shirley liked or about her fathers papers being taken and him being blackmailed. i can’t remember if that was addressed at the end of the book

taylor swift songs that embody this book:
- this love
- it’s nice to have a friend 
- message in a bottle
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