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Maria Llovet's Eros/Psyche
by Maria Llovet
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
ARC received from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is one of those lovely books that makes me sit back and consider, how do I actually rate books? Based on pure vibes alone, this might even be 4.5 or 5 stars for me, but compared to what I was expecting, this fell short. Maria Llovet's Eros/Psyche tries really hard to act like it has a strong plot when you read the back cover, but don't expect any strong worldbuilding or storyline. This felt more like a dream, like listening to your grandmother on her rocking chair as she tells an old story.
The Rose is the center of this story, a mysterious female boarding school with strict rules. While the back cover says the curses and spells happen at night, they are definitely happening in broad daylight. The story moves through Sara's first year at the academy and as the secrets build, tragedies strike, and student numbers dwindle, she and the key student, Silje, slowly fall in love. This book gets a 10/10 for sapphic witchy dark academia vibes, but this isn't a book you should go into expecting it to be what it says it is. Instead, you follow Sara from one hazy season to the next, as the secrets and rules and mysterium build, and you might walk away understanding nothing but the ending— but for me, I was alright with that.
❧ 3.5 ★
This is one of those lovely books that makes me sit back and consider, how do I actually rate books? Based on pure vibes alone, this might even be 4.5 or 5 stars for me, but compared to what I was expecting, this fell short. Maria Llovet's Eros/Psyche tries really hard to act like it has a strong plot when you read the back cover, but don't expect any strong worldbuilding or storyline. This felt more like a dream, like listening to your grandmother on her rocking chair as she tells an old story.
The Rose is the center of this story, a mysterious female boarding school with strict rules. While the back cover says the curses and spells happen at night, they are definitely happening in broad daylight. The story moves through Sara's first year at the academy and as the secrets build, tragedies strike, and student numbers dwindle, she and the key student, Silje, slowly fall in love. This book gets a 10/10 for sapphic witchy dark academia vibes, but this isn't a book you should go into expecting it to be what it says it is. Instead, you follow Sara from one hazy season to the next, as the secrets and rules and mysterium build, and you might walk away understanding nothing but the ending— but for me, I was alright with that.
❧ 3.5 ★