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onegalonelife27's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness
Minor: Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Cursing
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Bullying
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Excrement and Classism
notapenguin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship
Minor: Drug abuse
kh_xion's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
olive_lol's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I thought Najwa was an interesting character and detective in the way she interacts with both her past and her grief. However, I wish we had gotten to know the other characters better before the mystery really kicked off, which would have helped me get more invested. Most characters have another side that slowly (or quickly, for some) gets revealed over the course of the story.
As for the ending,
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes Scrabble, explorations of grief, and mysteries with unique settings.
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship
Minor: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Cursing, and Self harm
aformeracceleratedreader's review
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Loved the diversity of characters and how it does represent Malaysia/ Singapore/Indonesia region super well.
It shows grief, how vulnerable/dependant people can be, and how one person can really affect a lot of people's lives both in life and in death.
Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship
nytephoenyx's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
It's a murder mystery, mostly. There's only do much originality that can come from that format while maintaining all the benchmarks, and Queen of the Tiles is not a very long book. I don't know that I'll look back in six months and say, "You know what I read last year that was really interesting? Queen of the Tiles." Is it a good book? Absolutely. I enjoyed reading it! But it isn't particularly memorable.
That said, I do still recommend reading it. As I said, it was enjoyable. :)
Moderate: Death and Toxic relationship
kuri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Drug abuse
mandkips's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Cursing, Drug abuse, and Infidelity
abigail_reads06's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship