lipglossmaffia's Reviews (1.52k)

dark fast-paced

This is not my favourite Schweblin and I say this as a huge fan. I appreciated what she was trying to do with this but it felt tamer than what I'm used to from the author. I wanted more savegery and I didn't get that.

Age of Vice

Deepti Kapoor

DID NOT FINISH: 30%

I've stopped caring about what's going to happen next. I got bored
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes

No Gods, No Monsters

Cadwell Turnbull

DID NOT FINISH: 23%

I think I picked the wrong time to start this.
dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
dark emotional reflective medium-paced

The stories in this collection called out to me, I enjoyed reading this alot. It's reminiscent of Mariana Enriquez's work

The Marriage Game

Sara Desai

DID NOT FINISH: 28%

I got bored. The main leads are so I annoying I don't even care if or how they get together.