Name: saturn's review of Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan
Item: Acts of Desperation
Rating: 5
Author: saturn

Megan Nolan

In the first scene of this provocative gut-punch of a novel, our unnamed narrator meets a magnetic writer named Ciaran and falls, against her better judgment, completely in his power. After a brief, all-consuming romance he abruptly rejects her, sending her into a tailspin of jealous obsession and longing. If he ever comes back to her, she resolves to hang onto him and his love at all costs, even if it destroys her…
 
Part breathless confession, part lucid critique, Acts of Desperation renders a consciousness split between rebellion and submission, between escaping degradation and eroticizing it, between loving and being lovable. With unsettling, electric precision, Nolan dissects one of life’s most elusive Why do we want what we want, and how do we want it?
 
Heralding the arrival of a stunning new literary talent, Acts of Desperation interrogates the nature of fantasy, desire, and power, challenging us to reckon honestly with our own insatiability.

Acts of Desperation

Irdha C

the narrative of “doing anything & everything to feel an ounce of something” sits perfectly for this book. megan did a great job of showing how toxic love can be especially when you allow yourself to act out of desperation. she shows how one person can cause you to beg for love & brings you to lose yourself within the person you’re loving when you prioritize them over yourself.

there are contexts of mental illness along with trust issues, anxiety, depression, etc.

overall, great book & if you have ever begged someone to love you or love you correctly, this book will realize how sad that is & how much it’s not worth

saturn

the narrative of “doing anything & everything to feel an ounce of something” sits perfectly for this book. megan did a great job of showing how toxic love can be especially when you allow yourself to act out of desperation. she shows how one person can cause you to beg for love & brings you to lose yourself within the person you’re loving when you prioritize them over yourself.

there are contexts of mental illness along with trust issues, anxiety, depression, etc.

overall, great book & if you have ever begged someone to love you or love you correctly, this book will realize how sad that is & how much it’s not worth

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