Reviews

Lioness by Emily Perkins

kiwibunnz's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jaclyncrupi's review against another edition

4.0

I really, really, really enjoyed this book of female rage, family empire, wealth, consumption and unravelling. It’s Lioness by Emily Perkins, a wonderful author from New Zealand. It was so much weirder than I expected and in the best way possible (until it pushed it just a little tiny bit too far). I was under its spell though and if I was the kind of reader who underlined sentences I might just have done that. I love novels like this – ones that reveal aspects of being alive and being a good person and an equally terrible person that you grapple with but can’t fully articulate.

emgroomy27's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.75

A brilliant NZ book. I could feel the fire of the main character burning inside. It felt like a snake shedding it's skin, a rebirth of sorts. Brilliantly rich, complex characters, and reflective. 

soph_er's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad

4.0

ajane13's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

rcdep's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

2.75

torireadsnz's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

un4tunatalie's review

reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

poppylance98's review

reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

It took me a while to get into this book, because it was set in New Zealand Wellington, which made it feel unglamorous - i couldn’t take them seriously referring to Martinborugh as a “getaway”. But I thought this became a great story, a really great read where the NZ-element of it, added a layer to the book which made it more intriguing. 

brittneyrobyn's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25