Cleopatra and Frankenstein

I read this book because BookTok said it was “vibes” and no plot and I wanted to know what that meant. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

To me, it's a character study and I loved it. Stuff happens and there is a plot, but it's a close up, intimate study of two people and how their relationship impacts their circle of friends and family.

A lot of reviews complained that it was a bunch of unlikeable people, but I found them unlikeable in ways that we all are and by the end I actually loved them all. Everyone grew or changed and that feels very human to me. Except Quentin, he really was the worst.

The prose was occasionally a little cringey and extra, and I thought the self harm parts were in poor taste and ick, but somehow I couldn't help loving it anyway.