A review by mollyrook
Bluebeard's Castle by Anna Biller

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. It was campy and silly, enormously entertaining, but it was also such a good reflection on gaslighting and abuse and why it can be so hard for people to escape from dangerous situations. I particularly loved the final chapter, in which Judith allows her novel’s heroine to get the ending she wasn’t able to have herself.
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