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charliethebooklover's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
As a person with five siblings, this hit hard. Beautiful, heartwarming, and relatable to anyone with younger sibling's. My biggest worry is that I will grow apart from my siblings, or that we'll have unhealth relationships in the future. This is book was the best and worst thing I could read, especially considering what my older brother is going through. It was a bit hard to get through, and got a bit slow a points. But that makes since, as it's not supposed to be very action packed. I obviously cried at the end- that was expected.
Beautiful, elegant, and heartbreaking/warming.
Beautiful, elegant, and heartbreaking/warming.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Abandonment, and War
Moderate: Cursing
jamie_reads_stuff's review against another edition
I couldn’t get into the characters or writing style….I felt distant from them all despite sharing similar stories. Just wasn’t for me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Abandonment, and War
beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Kidnapping
The MC is a refugee from the Vietnam War, and the novel takes place in 1981, with flashbacks to her previous life in Vietnam with her family and her escape by boat. Strong war themes and post-traumatic stress symptoms.