A review by buzzabelle
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This book had moments where it was hauntingly beautiful, where the author’s prose made me stop and reflect on how well-written a sentence was. And then it had moments where I felt it was dragging and where there was unnecessary violence. Maybe it wasn’t for me, but I just couldn’t get into it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail