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adoras's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Colonisation, Sexual assault, and Classism
bridget_h's review against another edition
dark
informative
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I thought the writing and structure of this book was great. However, the three main characters were all so one sided and there really wasn't anyone else to balance things out. It got tired at some point.
Graphic: Suicide, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Self harm
veeteegee's review
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This was a book that took a little while to fully grasp my attention, but I found one it did, it wasn’t released until its conclusion. The dual perspectives of Alva and Lu Fang offered a gift in providing two very different tales of longing, disappointments, triumphs, and everything in between set in two very different Chinas with a shared goal of escaping the norm or the standard route in their own ways. I find myself curious about where their respective stories would continue to converge and divert from one another, especially in relation to their shared link to Sloan. It was definitely not a happy story, but in the sadness Aube Rey Lescure created a tale that was beautiful in its heartbreaks too.
I am immensely grateful to the publisher for the receipt of this advanced reader’s copy of the book.
I am immensely grateful to the publisher for the receipt of this advanced reader’s copy of the book.
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Colonisation, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Sexual content
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Child death, and Self harm
Minor: Xenophobia, Violence, and War
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