This is one of those books where you really can’t judge it by its cover because despite the gorgeous cover that made me really want to buy it, I didn’t enjoy the book as much as I thought I would. People who feel the need to say ‘I’m fine’ are never fine, sweetheart. Ultimately, this chance meeting between two strangers outside of a New Year’s Eve party changes everything, for better or worse.Ĭleopatra and Frankenstein is an astounding and painfully relatable debut novel about the spontaneous decisions that shape our entire lives and those imperfect relationships born of unexpectedly perfect evenings. It reshapes their lives and the lives of those around them, whether that’s Cleo’s best friend struggling to embrace his gender identity in the wake of her marriage, or Frank’s financially dependent sister arranging sugar daddy dates after being cut off. He is everything she needs right now.Ĭleo and Frank run head-first into a romance that neither of them can quite keep up with. She offers him a life imbued with beauty and art-and, hopefully, a reason to cut back on his drinking. He offers her the chance to be happy, the freedom to paint, and the opportunity to apply for a green card. Twenty years older, Frank’s life is full of all the success and excess that Cleo’s lacks. Her student visa is running out, and she doesn’t even have money for cigarettes. Sure, she’s at a different party every other night, but she barely knows anyone.
Title: Cleopatra and Frankenstein Author: Coco Mellors Genres: Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Romance My Rating: ★ ★ ★ Synopsis
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