A review by purplewaterbottle
Le divoratrici by Lara Williams

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was life changing. The writing, the story, the characters: they were so engaging I couldn't put it down, I always craved more. It made me feel a thousand different emotions at once. 
The characters were not likable, but I don't think they were meant to be. There is a difference between characters who are supposed to be liked and characters who aren't, and the ones we have here are definitely in the second category. They aren't perfect - the exact opposite, actually - but I still like them, because they have DEPTH, which is exactly what I look for in a character. 
This book made me breath and choke at the same time and I loved every second of it. You feel free and anchored to it but you can't decide which you prefer - if you have a preference at all. The recipes were (ironically) the cherry on top. 

The only problem I encountered was, maybe, all the names. I remembered some of them but others were just too easily forgotten. 
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