A review by rkhill
Adèle by Leïla Slimani

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

I didn’t expect much from this but I really enjoyed this. I expected this to be akin to My Year of Rest & Relaxation where the female MC is just terrible for the sake of being terrible, but there’s a lot more to it. Once the book switches to her husbands POV and we start to get insight into how much he tries to control & break his wife down the book really finds its voice. I really think this is something that’ll stick with me forever