A review by keeceefd
Luster by Raven Leilani

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

4.0

This one was good. I was grabbed pretty quickly but I did feel like it dragged a bit in the middle. But the character exploration was great. Interesting to see a very modern exploration of being a young black woman. I really liked digging into Edie’s psyche but I wished the author would’ve given a little more about  Rebecca’s reasons for agreeing to opening their marriage and how they came to adopt Akila. 
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