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Fiona and Jane by Jean Chen Ho

15 reviews

whatannikareads's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I thought it was ok! I think the book is less friendship-oriented than advertised; rather we follow fiona and Jane as individual people whose relationship sometimes intersects with the situation of each chapter of their lives. So if you’re looking for something along those lines, I can understand why you’d be disappointed. I think the writing itself is very nice and provides distinct imagery, and I enjoyed the dialogue and diversity of characters. The ending is a little corny tbh and kinda just left me feeling like…..ok this is over I guess.

I’ve bumped it up to four stars bc I enjoy how diverse the Asian characters are, who are obviously written from experience. These are definitely the types of people I grew up with, and paints Asian American characters in particular as complex people. And I also enjoyed this bc the author really represented SoCal/our hometown (go Cerritos lmao) and it’s the most represented I’ve ever felt in a book; that literally could’ve been me in the story, so I appreciate that!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, Alcohol, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death of parent, and Sexual content

izzyf16's review

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide, Drug use, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, and Fatphobia

leighannebfd3b's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

readgramrepeat's review

challenging emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

This book has a unique structure of stories in alternating voices and timelines, but it doesn’t feel fragmented. They’re perfectly executed with details when you need them, and some vagueness so the stories don’t drag on. It creates a beautiful montage of friendship ups and downs! 

Fiona and Jane can feel heavy at times because it touches on sexuality, coming out, racism, and death. Yet you won’t want to take a break and will probably devour this book in a day or two. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Outing, Death of parent, Child death, and Suicide

jfamarant's review

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide