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klbreyfogle 's review for:

The Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley
4.75
adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious 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: Yes
I really liked the premise and execution of this book! The radiation plot was super interesting and I was very invested in Valery figuring out what was going on. Also Valery with his panic attacks and weak bones omg love him as a character! Both he and Shenkov are definitely morally grey
Valery has killed like 60 people pretty brutally (for good reasons) and was also convinced to work in a lab with Josef Mengele… Shenkov is a KGB officer who takes people out back and shoots them
but I ultimately found them sympathetic and enjoyed their romance! I always kind of wish Pulley would explore the relationships a little more, but they get a mostly
happy ending, if we accept that Anna got the kids out, so we take it.
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