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4.45 AVERAGE
4.45 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
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
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
It's a coming of age-story about a bunch of troubled teens living in a former industrual town in northeastern China. I usually don't read YA or novels with a high school setting so I'm a little bit ouf of my comfort zone here, but it's very well written and the translation also flows really nicely.
I'd also like to note that although this novel is quite melancholic and angsty, it is by no means misery porn. The characters have happy and hopeful moments, too, and their contstant bantering is quite fun to follow.
I'd also like to note that although this novel is quite melancholic and angsty, it is by no means misery porn. The characters have happy and hopeful moments, too, and their contstant bantering is quite fun to follow.
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Such a surprisingly great read! It’s a contemporary, slow burn rom-com, coming of age type book which isn’t something I gravitate to. Starts slow and depressing, but as you get to know the characters their relationships really make the story. I wasn’t sure how I’d like the romance in this book cause at the beginning they seem quite incompatible but by the end they just make sooo much sense. There were some elements that could have been done better but overall I really enjoyed the story by the end. Also while they don’t name the little sister in this book as being autistic it’s very clearly implied that she is and I really appreciate the representation of non verbal autism in this book.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional