Review by ktrain3900 - All's Well

ktrain3900 's review for:

All's Well by Mona Awad

4.5

dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a wild ride! While not quite meeting the mark of Bunny (which was 5 stars for me), I was still captivated by how the author tackles themes like chronic pain and mental health and complicated relationships in loud but subtle, and ultimately real and deeply human ways. Female characters are centered, rich, nuanced, never caricatured. Page-turning action, maddening behavior, and peopled with both oddballs and assholes, fools and self-anointed lords (much like Shakespeare himself). Awad is an author I think I now have to add to my must-read-it-all list.

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