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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
A writer living in London in the twenties. This is a short romance novel, but touches on a lot of serious issues as they pertain to the writer-narrator's life: sex and sexism, racism and mental health problems. I enjoyed it a lot, especially the ending!
You're either going to love this or hate this based on the narrative voice, and I personally loved it. Diary/journal format, intensely readable, the heroine is a delight.
Witty, sharp, jovial little read. This is my second Zen Cho book and I absolutely adored it! Lots of references to Austen's Pride and Prejudice as well as the literary scene of the 1920s.
Things I Liked:
- Jade Yeo's voice. She is funny, scathingly rude and unfiltered.
- The nods to colonialism, sex-positivity and classism. I'm sure there are links between all three I have not fully fathomed, but it was wondrous on its own.
Things I Liked:
- Jade Yeo's voice. She is funny, scathingly rude and unfiltered.
- The nods to colonialism, sex-positivity and classism. I'm sure there are links between all three I have not fully fathomed, but it was wondrous on its own.
This was a delight, I liked the writing and diary style. I enjoyed Jade's wittiness and curiosity. And I loved how she dealt with what she got herself into.
I got this short story from an Amazon First Read and it’s was surprisingly boring for being only 81 pages
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Zen Cho’s writing is as original and quirky and delightful as her heroine, and this charming little story, which manages to pack a heck of a lot into only a few pages, is as sharp and funny and honest and whimsical as Sorcerer to the Crown (which I read first). There are shades of Heyer and Austen and Clarke in her writing, of course, but it’s Heyer with (gasp) people of color! and bluntness about sex! and colonialism! and gender relations! I’ve run out of synonyms for delightful and charming in trying to describe her writing, but it’s both of those things through a fresh and much-appreciated lens that is entirely Cho’s own.
This story was not at all what I expected, but I adored it.
It's just not the book for me. It makes me feel like I am standing in a big room, watching people dance and I know no one. They all exchange stories and I am just watching, not exactly having any ideas about what's happening or who's who.