A review by kacielatil
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

It took me a while to enjoy this book, and to be fair, I went from dark fantasy to a very rigid slice of life. While I was invested in the book, it was like being invested in watching a train wreck, I couldn't look away from the characters' lives, and it was so fast-paced. So much happened but also so much was missing from the narrative because of how much it skipped around. I only really liked two characters, maybe three? I'm not really sure if I was ever meant to like any of the other characters or if they're meant to be the villains and redemption of their own narrative, but they haunt each other.