Hello! I hope you’re all having a great Wednesday! Today I’m going to be reviewing Lauren Groff’s novel Fates and Furies.
Fates and Furies by: Lauren Groff: Lotto and Mathilde meet at the end of college and it seems the rest is history; they get married right away and what comes is twenty-four years of marriage and where that takes them. It definitely took the reader for a trip because what a roller coaster of a novel this was. Lotto becomes a genius playwright and Mathilde his devoted wife, and the plot sticks with their marriage dynamic. At first the reader felt turned off as we are dropped in the middle of all the madness, although it really is only the beginning, and there are so many characters to wade through. But sail past that and the reader gets to the meat and potatoes of this holy matrimony and you’re left losing all sense of time, totally engrossed. Groff’s two main characters are these people with extraordinary lives and the reader can’t seem to figure out which life is more entertaining, as Groff hits her readers with blow after blow of plot twists that come out of nowhere. The whole marriage and secrets theme was beautiful and completely ironic. The writing was amazing, her prose was sophisticated and that was refreshing to read instead of the same words that are overly used, Groff gave her readers something a little different to read.
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I love this review! It’s so informative!! I think I need to read this one ❤ ❤
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Thank you, I’m glad you found it informative! I hope you enjoy it if you decide to read it! 🙂
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This sounds like an incredible read Meghan, and I’m really glad you enjoyed this one after not enjoying The Accidental Season (which I’m assuming was your last read) as much. Based on your review I guess Fates and Furies was a book all about the character so it’s great to hear they were so well developed in this book. 🙂
Great review, and again I’m glad you enjoyed this book. 😀 ❤️
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It was very good, thank you Beth! I did read those two books in the order I posted them, I have read a few books since then, but yes this was a much better read! It was definitely about the characters and where they both led themselves.
Thank you Beth! 🙂 ❤️
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That’s good to hear. I tend to read my books out of order to when I post my reviews so you never really know.
That’s all right! 🙂
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This is true! But yes I usually publish in the order I read them! 🙂
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Great review! I loved this book too. I’ve actually been meaning to another of her books, Arcadia, but somehow haven’t quite managed to get around to it yet. I had actually forgotten about it so thanks for reminding me. 🙂
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Thank you! I’m glad to hear someone else really enjoyed it! Ha! I’m glad I could remind you, I hope it’s just as good, if not better than Fates and Furies! 🙂
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