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heytherekaity's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Alcohol
Minor: Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Xenophobia
utopiastateofmind's review
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
(Disclaimer: I received this book from Edelweiss. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
What immediately drew me to Xia was her vulnerability and heart. The ways she has poured herself into her work and the ways her fears resonated with me. Woon combines a heroine who makes mistakes, gets caught up, but also is trying so desperately to find herself, with a great premise and set up. In some ways, this felt a bit like "You've Got Mail" with teenagers and coding. I finished If You, Then Me in a few days because I was just so swept away with the plot and action.
The ways Xia has to figure out if we let people's opinions and efforts to humiliate us effect us. How it becomes so hard to filter out their voices of doubt in our head. The sounds of laughter and mockery which chips away at our armor. What is more relatable than that? At the same time, If You, Then Me examines the differences between the people we imagine in our head and reality.
What immediately drew me to Xia was her vulnerability and heart. The ways she has poured herself into her work and the ways her fears resonated with me. Woon combines a heroine who makes mistakes, gets caught up, but also is trying so desperately to find herself, with a great premise and set up. In some ways, this felt a bit like "You've Got Mail" with teenagers and coding. I finished If You, Then Me in a few days because I was just so swept away with the plot and action.
The ways Xia has to figure out if we let people's opinions and efforts to humiliate us effect us. How it becomes so hard to filter out their voices of doubt in our head. The sounds of laughter and mockery which chips away at our armor. What is more relatable than that? At the same time, If You, Then Me examines the differences between the people we imagine in our head and reality.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism and Racism
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