Reviews

Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese

bookworm_rn's review

2.0

I really wanted to love this book but it draaaaaaaged so much and I didn’t have any vested interest in any of the characters or their outcomes.

carissachristenson's review

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

stacyrenee's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

Adult
Historical fiction


Based on the woman that Nathaniel Hawthorne based Hester Prynne from The Scarlet Letter on. 

🧵 embroidery 🪡 

lelder's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

heyitsliz's review

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

michellec13's review

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

buffycat's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

cmcmurry's review

5.0

4.5/5

Beautifully written and page-turning. This book lets one of literature’s most maligned heroines tell her own story. The plot is a bit fanciful and sometimes feels too tidy, even bordering on anachronism, but it’s a comforting and charming book about the ways women can turn to each other to overcome heartbreak and cruelty. The book is evocative and enchanting and its imagery is immersive and unique. It’s a lovely story narrated beautifully.

szelesteirita's review

emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

3.5

kendahljo's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5