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If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim

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purplepierogi's review

3.0

the unique setting and cool cover pulled me in, but while Kim treats her flawed characters with empathy and does a good job building up what differing identities are projected on our protagonist, I couldn’t quite make myself care about them. maybe because some major plot points come from others, are skipped over and recounted, or are from children’s perspectives? It was fine.

deannab415's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

elysemr's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

emjay24's review

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emotional medium-paced

5.0

quiteliterary's review

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5.0

If you want to cry and stay numb for days, then pick up this book.

catsandbookspluspup's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

sabrielsbell's review

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dark sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This is a beautifully written book but man is it sad. I usually don't go for literary fiction but I flew through this. The characters are unlikable and there is no happy ending but I couldn't put it down.

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