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lattepixie 's review for:
A Lesson in Vengeance
by Victoria Lee
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
This was so atmospheric with such immersive writing that it took me several hours to realize “wait a minute, was anything about the Dolloway Five even answered fully?”
I think, somewhat by necessity which it would be a big spoiler to explain, the past (both distant and recent) and present get really intertwined in this book. I also think this book has the best done “unreliable narrator” trope I’ve ever read. Like I was shocked a few times to the point I said “wait, what!?” loud enough that random strangers stared at me. However, because some questions weren’t answered, or were answered partially by inference if you want to make a guess at it, this wasn’t a five star read to me.
The inferences you would have to draw to answer the questions would also require modification on the genre of the book. I’ve seen this tagged as fantasy but, to be clear, it is definitely not.
I think, somewhat by necessity which it would be a big spoiler to explain, the past (both distant and recent) and present get really intertwined in this book. I also think this book has the best done “unreliable narrator” trope I’ve ever read. Like I was shocked a few times to the point I said “wait, what!?” loud enough that random strangers stared at me. However, because some questions weren’t answered, or were answered partially by inference if you want to make a guess at it, this wasn’t a five star read to me.
The inferences you would have to draw to answer the questions would also require modification on the genre of the book. I’ve seen this tagged as fantasy but, to be clear, it is definitely not.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, Emotional abuse