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charliethebooklover's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
As a person with five siblings, this hit hard. Beautiful, heartwarming, and relatable to anyone with younger sibling's. My biggest worry is that I will grow apart from my siblings, or that we'll have unhealth relationships in the future. This is book was the best and worst thing I could read, especially considering what my older brother is going through. It was a bit hard to get through, and got a bit slow a points. But that makes since, as it's not supposed to be very action packed. I obviously cried at the end- that was expected.
Beautiful, elegant, and heartbreaking/warming.
Beautiful, elegant, and heartbreaking/warming.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Racism, and War
Moderate: Cursing
jamie_reads_stuff's review
I couldn’t get into the characters or writing style….I felt distant from them all despite sharing similar stories. Just wasn’t for me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, Vomit, War, Violence, Stalking, Racism, and Racial slurs
beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Trafficking, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping, Racism, and Xenophobia
The MC is a refugee from the Vietnam War, and the novel takes place in 1981, with flashbacks to her previous life in Vietnam with her family and her escape by boat. Strong war themes and post-traumatic stress symptoms.
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