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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There are some people you just can’t love. Even when they smile, they make you want to pull on either side of that smile and rip their mouth off.
Yu-Jin, a troubled young adult dreaming of being independent and making his family proud, wakes up next to the dead body of his mother with no memory of what happened. You’ll follow along with Yu-Jin as he pieces together what happened.
The narrator is rather talkative as he reflects on his life and the death of his mom, but otherwise, it was fun albeit fairly predictable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Dysphoria
2.75⭐
No es una historia que hubiera escogido por gusto, nos tocó leerlo en el club de lectura Crónicas Lectoras, y no estuvo del todo mal, pero no llegó a convencerme, hubo cosas que no terminaron de cuadrarme.
La manera de escribir de la autora no me atrapó, es diferente y siento que ña estructura no me dejaba meterme de lleno a la historia, si bien narraba en presente, de repente hacía regresiones en el tiempo sin decir agua va y le daba vueltas a las cosas que cuando terninaba de dar las razones por las que había empezado a contarnos los detalles, ya se me había olvidado los motivos por lo que nos estuvo mareando.
Pero en general la trama era buena, un chico que cree ser diagnosticado con una enfermedad diferente a la que padece.
No es una historia que hubiera escogido por gusto, nos tocó leerlo en el club de lectura Crónicas Lectoras, y no estuvo del todo mal, pero no llegó a convencerme, hubo cosas que no terminaron de cuadrarme.
La manera de escribir de la autora no me atrapó, es diferente y siento que ña estructura no me dejaba meterme de lleno a la historia, si bien narraba en presente, de repente hacía regresiones en el tiempo sin decir agua va y le daba vueltas a las cosas que cuando terninaba de dar las razones por las que había empezado a contarnos los detalles, ya se me había olvidado los motivos por lo que nos estuvo mareando.
Pero en general la trama era buena, un chico que cree ser diagnosticado con una enfermedad diferente a la que padece.
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I still don't feel experienced enough in the mystery thriller genre to be recommending books within the it... but I thought this was a solid read! The thing that I liked about this book is that it doesn't rely on surprising reveals. You're fed the things that would normally be used as plot twists pretty early on, which left me pretty stumped with how things would develop. The author managed to keep me engaged and eager to learn more as the story progressed. The past and present structure worked really well in this scenario, helping me understand how things landed where they did with the early reveals.
dark
mysterious
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
throw the whole child away.