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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Women’s fiction meets thriller. An entertaining read.
challenging
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
For the first 2/3 this book was a solid 3 star, but the last third really ramped it up for me into 4 stars!
I thought this was an incredible. A rare book that I could read a paragraph and be interrupted by my family and then want to continue reading. The two main characters were so well written. And for a moment some of their flaws drove me a little crazy… but it continued to be woven together so nicely. I also did the 50/50 audiobook and hard back and enjoyed them both. Well done Jean Kwok! I also got to hear her speak at Opus and Olives… she has such an astonishing back story.
I liked the premise of this book…but every character drove me nuts. There were also too many convenient plot twists. Thankful it wasn’t terribly long because I was ready for it to be done.
For whatever reason, I couldn't really engage with this book. While I think the themes and story are timely and important, the characters felt underdeveloped and I found myself liking Rebecca, the white woman's, story more which perhaps wasn't how I was supposed to feel. I also found the twist involving the nanny to be a bit too easy to figure out. Overall, this was a disappointment that fell flat for me.
I absolutely loved this story, the characters, character development and themes of family, betrayal, sacrifice, and race. I knew that the two story lines were getting close to crossing over however didn't expect Jasmine to be Fiona's nanny! I was astonished and wished the explanation went further. Instead, when this twist happened, the reader just gets a paragraph or two of how these years in secret happened and it moves on.
Would recommend to anyone!
Would recommend to anyone!
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism
Minor: Infertility