Reviews - Putri Kedua - Second Sister

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Putri Kedua - Second Sister

Chan Ho-Kei

4.46 AVERAGE

jiao_li's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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purging's review against another edition

5.0

Something you should read once in your life

hideee's review against another edition

5.0

Well written, walaupun di versi terjemahan bahasa Indonesia masih ada beberapa typo.
Twist nya oke, walaupun ga begitu bikin kaget karena udah duga di beberapa part. Cuman bagian twist sebenernya N siapa itu agak kegocek, awalnya ngesus dia Satoshi, tapi ternyata bukan.
Bagian chung-nam juga menarik, bikin bingung dan kegocek

angelaonmars's review against another edition

2.5

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

pagesderuby's review

4.0

adventurous emotional 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

saturniidaes's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

i think i may have been able to appreciate this book more if i read it in the original chinese/cantonese, but unfortunately i suck at my mother tongue.

a solid thriller, definitely ahead of its publication time (2017). this was very close to home as a novel set in hong kong and dealing with siblings growing up in a working-class family, along with all the familial trouble and expectations that come with it. siu-man's experience as a student bottling up negative emotions in favor of good grades and appearances while struggling with bonding with friends, only posting her true emotions in an online journal of sorts, definitely resonated with me. nga-yee was a mixture of your typical technologically incompetent aunt and your nagging asian parent who nevertheless cares for you in a tough love sort of way, and seeing her bond with N

or szeto wai, ceo and part time hobo

, was both entertaining and mutually nurturing.

i definitely enjoyed reading this a lot, but kind of as a one-time suspense. the rating is 3.75 mainly because

the ending had some cliches (e.g. protagonist goes from rags to riches thanks to wealthy friend made along the way. yay!!) and i did NOT know who christopher song was, nor why he was suddenly introduced and made things right. if he was foreshadowed, i didn't see it

. now that some time has passed since reading, there's definitely more than a few cliches in this story. but it's not bad at all, definitely don't regret this being my first introduction to chan ho-kei. i might reread again just because of the characters who hit close to home for me.

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