168 reviews for:

Others Were Emeralds

Lang Leav

3.88 AVERAGE

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad 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: Yes
emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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: Yes
reflective slow-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

"This is the part in the story where someone I love would only appear in flashbacks"

It took me a bit to get into this one. I loved how the second half made the first half richer in retrospect.

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It’s taken me two months to read this, says more about where my reading head was than the book. Pushed through today, and as always very glad I did. So many stories being told by second and third generation refugees, I’m here for it.
hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A beautiful story about friendship, love, loss, growth and racism. An enjoyable read.
emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional reflective
inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
emotional hopeful reflective sad 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