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harperphillips96's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Most of the 5 star books on my shelf earned them through making me feel some permanent, new kind of joy. This one, I think, has given me a new kind of grief.
It’s a testament to a perfect tragedy that from the first paragraph Heng can tell you what’s going to happen, but you’re still entirely unprepared for how it’s going to feel.
It’s a testament to a perfect tragedy that from the first paragraph Heng can tell you what’s going to happen, but you’re still entirely unprepared for how it’s going to feel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Grief, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, and War
Minor: Chronic illness, Murder, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Kidnapping
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