A review by laila4343
The Lola Quartet by Emily St. John Mandel

4.0

Emily St. John Mandel is the queen of the multi-layered plot; her novels are like puzzles you have to keep turning pages to solve. This one was a bit of a slow start but after about 60 pages or so I couldn't put it down. Utterly compelling and propulsive. I especially loved the character of Sasha, Anna's half-sister, and her struggles with gambling and wanting a new life. All of these characters were kind of sad and in search of something, but not in a depressing way.

I've now read all of her books aside from the one that comes out next month (April 2022.) Here's how I rank them from fave to least fave - but they're all worth reading:

1. Station Eleven
2. The Glass Hotel
3. The Singer's Gun
4. The Lola Quartet
5. Last Night in Montreal