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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Romeo and Juliet, but China around the time of the revolution, and with zombies. Honestly, so much better and more unhinged than I was expecting.
The subject was interesting but it was still somehow painful to read. I found it very boring and difficult to get through.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
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
i personally struggled to read the first third of the book for some reason. the world building takes up a huge chunk of the first bit of the book, which felt a little unnecessary to me. however, the rest of the book was very captivating and very easy to read.
i adore the way that this books focuses of the darker social political landscape of the time rather than the relationship between the protagonists, however i wish there was more context given rather than random paragraphs scattered within each new stage of their relationship.
also it feels strange to portray teenagers who have had romantic history when they were literally like fourteen as something that comes out sounding more mature than i'm sure it was intended? and then to further the fact that it has become serious and more mature by the time they're nineteen? idk i just didn't agree with the phrases used to describe their history/present relationship.
it just feels a little unbalanced with the plot vs the background details, but overall it comes together and a pretty enjoyable read.
i adore the way that this books focuses of the darker social political landscape of the time rather than the relationship between the protagonists, however i wish there was more context given rather than random paragraphs scattered within each new stage of their relationship.
also it feels strange to portray teenagers who have had romantic history when they were literally like fourteen as something that comes out sounding more mature than i'm sure it was intended? and then to further the fact that it has become serious and more mature by the time they're nineteen? idk i just didn't agree with the phrases used to describe their history/present relationship.
it just feels a little unbalanced with the plot vs the background details, but overall it comes together and a pretty enjoyable read.
I don't like the narrator's voice unfortunately and the story and characters didn't intrigue me enough to power through it
I’ll be honest, when I started reading it, I really didn’t think much of it. I was bored, and I was confused by the more technical parts of the story. But when I picked it up after putting it down for a few days, I was pleasantly surprised. The prose is excellent, and the characters are complex and addicting. Probably my favourite thing was the trans rep with Kathleen/ Celia that I wasn’t expecting, but was very happy to see. Major props to Chloe Gong, I’ll be keeping an eye on the release date of Foul Lady Fortune.
DNF 48%
Zaczęłam czytać w lutym, od sierpnia nie przeczytałam ani jednej strony. Już prawie nic nie pamiętam co tam się działo, więc przestałam się oszukiwać, że skończę w najbliższym czasie.
Możliwe, że kiedyś zacznę od początku.
Zaczęłam czytać w lutym, od sierpnia nie przeczytałam ani jednej strony. Już prawie nic nie pamiętam co tam się działo, więc przestałam się oszukiwać, że skończę w najbliższym czasie.
Możliwe, że kiedyś zacznę od początku.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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