A review by mmccombs
Soft Core by Brittany Newell

dark reflective medium-paced

4.0

An atmospheric and dreamy coming of age novel, I enjoyed this one quite a bit! I really appreciated the writing style, it was often poignant without being over the top, it felt true to Ruth’s character and her journey through grief and loneliness. I also liked that there was a sort of grittiness to the book while also maintaining a mundane, everyday feeling especially around sex work and desire. This is a book that’s kind of hard to pin down in a review because the style and content is so wispy and weird, but I definitely enjoyed the ride.

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