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kimapede's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Classism, and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy, Car accident, Toxic relationship, and War
bloodmaarked's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
4.5* rounded up. all the haters are wrong. also it's getting made into a TV show so we really won!
✧ full review on my tumblr ✧
✧ full review on my tumblr ✧
Content Warnings
Graphic: War and Grief
Moderate: Xenophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Cursing, Medical content, Deportation, Car accident, and Alcohol
leandrathetbrzero's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Traveling Across Time and Cultures ⌛️🌏
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Thank you #partner @bibliolifestyle @blackstonepublishing @pim.wangtechawat for this
#gifted copy of The Moon Represents My Heart by Pim Wangtechawat in exchange for an honest review.
✨PUB DATE: 6 June 2023
The Wang family shares a secret gift: the ability to time travel. Each seems to have their own specialty but, when traveling together, they can stretch their individual limits. One place they have yet to travel is any date earlier than the 20th century. That is, until Joshua and Lily attempt to go to December 31, 1899. They never return, leaving their twin children, Eva and Tommy, to sift through their grief in the present.
• LOVE NOTES •
I have a soft spot for multi-gen reads. When an author can unravel an entire family tree before my eyes, I am in awe. Wangtechawat carries us across a century, many cities, and various POVs. I enjoyed the overlapping timeline, contradicting the age-old belief that time is linear. At times, the story read more like poetry as well. A quick lyrical read!
Fav. character POVs: Eva and Peggy
• LOW NOTES •
I was quite frustrated with the men in this story, specifically Joshua and Tommy. At one point, the father-son duo are described as resembling each other because both are clueless. I would better describe them as selfish, too preoccupied with themselves and their desires to acknowledge that their choices impact those who love them. Meanwhile, some of the women characters were genuinely clueless. They tend to carry most of the emotional/physical burdens of their families, and I just felt badly for them. I would have been more accepting of these flaws if the characters in the narrative painted themselves and each other a bit more truthfully and critically. A few of the story’s “twists” were also quite predictable, making them less emotionally powerful.
✨ I feel confident recommending this to those who like light science fiction reads, time traveling plots, and family-focused multicultural narrative arcs!
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Thank you #partner @bibliolifestyle @blackstonepublishing @pim.wangtechawat for this
#gifted copy of The Moon Represents My Heart by Pim Wangtechawat in exchange for an honest review.
✨PUB DATE: 6 June 2023
The Wang family shares a secret gift: the ability to time travel. Each seems to have their own specialty but, when traveling together, they can stretch their individual limits. One place they have yet to travel is any date earlier than the 20th century. That is, until Joshua and Lily attempt to go to December 31, 1899. They never return, leaving their twin children, Eva and Tommy, to sift through their grief in the present.
• LOVE NOTES •
I have a soft spot for multi-gen reads. When an author can unravel an entire family tree before my eyes, I am in awe. Wangtechawat carries us across a century, many cities, and various POVs. I enjoyed the overlapping timeline, contradicting the age-old belief that time is linear. At times, the story read more like poetry as well. A quick lyrical read!
Fav. character POVs: Eva and Peggy
• LOW NOTES •
I was quite frustrated with the men in this story, specifically Joshua and Tommy. At one point, the father-son duo are described as resembling each other because both are clueless. I would better describe them as selfish, too preoccupied with themselves and their desires to acknowledge that their choices impact those who love them. Meanwhile, some of the women characters were genuinely clueless. They tend to carry most of the emotional/physical burdens of their families, and I just felt badly for them. I would have been more accepting of these flaws if the characters in the narrative painted themselves and each other a bit more truthfully and critically. A few of the story’s “twists” were also quite predictable, making them less emotionally powerful.
✨ I feel confident recommending this to those who like light science fiction reads, time traveling plots, and family-focused multicultural narrative arcs!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Racism, and Xenophobia
Minor: War
bookedbymadeline's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
“…timing ought to give you hope. If the timing of something could be wrong, there was the possibility of it someday being right.”
Thank you to Netgalley and OneWorld for the eARC for in exchange for my honest review!
I read half the book in a single day, I was hooked from the start 💗 The Moon Represents My Heart is a novel that beautifully explores closure, grief, memory and nostalgia, family, and hope!
There are sections that don’t have quotations for dialogue, I think mostly for chapters that take place in the past, which was something to get used to. The writing was beautiful and lyrical, at times verging into free verse making it a fairly quick read. Some passages were so beautifully written that I had to reread them to let it sink in!
I read half the book in a single day, I was hooked from the start 💗 The Moon Represents My Heart is a novel that beautifully explores closure, grief, memory and nostalgia, family, and hope!
There are sections that don’t have quotations for dialogue, I think mostly for chapters that take place in the past, which was something to get used to. The writing was beautiful and lyrical, at times verging into free verse making it a fairly quick read. Some passages were so beautifully written that I had to reread them to let it sink in!
This story contains complex, well developed characters. You get to see their ups and downs, their family relationships, and inner thoughts, allowing you to feel like you know each of them intimately.
The second half was especially emotional, with a great ending to an incredible story! I have so much love and awe for the story, it’s definitely a favorite for the month 😍 I just found out it’s being made into a limited series on Netflix with Gemma Chan so I can’t wait to see it!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Abandonment, War, and Racism
Minor: Racial slurs
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