A review by kinesixtape
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It was difficult to sit with a reflection of the ugliness of modern "romance" — because, even without having inappropriate age-gap relationships, I recognized so much of my romantic maturation in Vanessa's story. This is the perfectly penned response to Nabakov's LOLITA. 
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