Reviews - The Storm We Made

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The Storm We Made

Vanessa Chan

3.9 AVERAGE

selilabude's review against another edition

5.0

emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ctin2's review against another edition

4.75

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

alp5084's review against another edition

3.0

challenging sad tense slow-paced

fine_maniac1729's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

shannonlian's review against another edition

3.75

sad

As others have said, I was so excited to read historical fiction by a southeast Asian author about a place I know very little about. I definitely walked away with a curiosity to learn more about the time period (as I generally do with compelling historical fiction). Unfortunately, I didn’t feel connected to the characters. Their motivations felt a bit shallow to me at times and overall left something to be desired.

All in all I’m glad I picked up this book and hope to read more about this region and time period.

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