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Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore
5.0
dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Acts of Violet || Thank you, Booksparks and Libro. Fm, for the perfect reading experience!

Genre: Fiction
Trope: Mystery, Magical Realism
Format: 🎧
Pub Date: 7.5.2022
Star Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆


For me, Margarita Montimore is an auto-buy author — after reading Oona Out of Order in 2020, I can't get enough of Montimore's writing style. I love a story that makes me think outside of the box. I want to read a book that challenges me to see the world through different eyes; that is just what this book did for me.

Acts of Violet may end up being my favorite audiobook of 2022 (thank you, Libro.Fm for the ALC). I started listening to this book as my physical copy hadn't arrived yet, and I am SO glad I chose to listen over reading. I can see where people who read the book didn't love the formatting (think Daisy Jones and the Six). But, me? I devoured this book and loved every.single.moment. The narration was perfect. I am a sucker for a full-cast narration, and I think the format of Acts of Violet was perfect for that type of audio. I felt like I was listening to a true crime podcast and not a work of fiction.

Acts of Violet is part mystery, magical realism,  part family drama; absolutely everything I needed to read this month. I genuinely did not want the story to end.

Honestly, I think this would be a phenomenal movie. All the concepts brought up throughout Acts of Violet were fascinating; stories of Houdini, leylines, energy hotspots, and the luminal vortex. I was constantly reaching for my phone to look up the accuracy of what I was hearing.

‼️ Listen to the audiobook
🪄 World of magic
🔎 Part mystery & family drama
🫣 Creepy/Unreliable narrator
📦 Out-of-the-box thinking
😭 That ending


In case you didn't know, I loved Acts of Violet, and I hope you do as well. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook to get the full effect of the story — use my code 'BookendListens' with Libro.FM!


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