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tartar94's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Moderate: Drug use
iliah14's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Body shaming, Suicide, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
katiiekhaos's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault
Moderate: Drug abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, and Toxic friendship
iamivypark's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
Love and Virtue is a debut novel by Sydney author Diana Reid written in lockdown. Michaela Burns, our protagonist, is a scholarship recipient to a residential college at a prestigious university in Sydney. She studies philosophy among other things and befriends another young woman at the college called Eve.
Over the course of the novel, Michaela questions morality, friendships, class & institutional privilege. Reid tackled some really complex questions - most notably commentary around consent - which gave readers a lot to mull over and examine more closely.
The friendship between Michaela and Eve is complex with a toxic dynamic of competition & manipulation. I can’t think of another book I’ve read recently that explored female friendship in this way! It sat in compelling juxtaposition to Michaela’s other relationships in the book.
What I really loved was the interweaving of philosophy into the campus experiences and the plots unpredictability. I don’t want to spoil anything but I thought the book was rather smart in terms of the different ways it explored consent.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Rape, Suicide, and Toxic friendship
jouljet's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, and Alcohol