A review by turnthepage13
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I'm crying, I crashed through this book. The enormity of this book and the weight of it, feels like a slow beating pulse or a drum that marches and crashes. I'm still in book hangover mode and can't properly digest how I feel about it. I loved it. It was stretches of fascinating story punctuated by short bursts of violence that weren't nearly as descriptive as everything else, but felt more powerful for it. I'll update later as it marinates but 700 pages has never felt so fast. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Terminal illness, Racial slurs, Child death, Colonisation, Racism, Trafficking, Body horror, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and Vomit