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mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
My Review:
While the story follows twenty-seven-year-old Lana's experiences working for her parents and investigating a murder within her community, the plot feels like a high schooler's representation of "being an adult." The story is extremely slow-paced, and the author often over-explains the characters' habits, preferences, and opinions. The plot was not predictable, but it was difficult to invest myself in the characters.
I did enjoy the variety of characters and various stages of assimilation between the immigrant parents and first-generation children. Towards the end of the novel, the pace picks up, and as Lana races to name the murderer, the excessive commentary is replaced by witty puns and misdirects. The latter half of the novel is a great read!
While the story follows twenty-seven-year-old Lana's experiences working for her parents and investigating a murder within her community, the plot feels like a high schooler's representation of "being an adult." The story is extremely slow-paced, and the author often over-explains the characters' habits, preferences, and opinions. The plot was not predictable, but it was difficult to invest myself in the characters.
I did enjoy the variety of characters and various stages of assimilation between the immigrant parents and first-generation children. Towards the end of the novel, the pace picks up, and as Lana races to name the murderer, the excessive commentary is replaced by witty puns and misdirects. The latter half of the novel is a great read!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Drug use, Medical content, and Racism
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