A review by bishop_504
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

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

5.0

This book got a hold on me from the very beginning. I started listening to it on Spotify because it was free, but then I realized that you only get so many hours of Spotify per month, and I couldn’t listen to it anymore. So I went the same evening to the bookstore and bought it because I had to know what happened next lmao.

I loved the way that Lily slowly came to understand her sexuality. She knew there was something about herself that she couldn’t name, and through the course of the story she discovers this whole part of herself that she never knew before. 

Lily and Kath are so sweet and I adore their hesitant and loving relationship. They are able to be a spark of hope to each other throughout the dark events that they endure together.

I know a lot of queer books have unhappy endings, and I was worried that this book would as well. I was relived that, while it wasn’t a perfect fairy tale ending, it was hopeful. Kath and Lily had each other.
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