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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
average
My favorite part of the book is Juliette. I like her cruelty and ruthlessness. In all honesty I think the other characters lack a little something. They’re all in gangs, but for some reason they don’t have the same cut throat behavior. I also think this book is falsely branded as Romeo and Juliet . I only say this because the author doesn’t show Roma and Juliette actually falling in love. Instead we get references to their childhood love than the big reveal that they still love each other. I wanted to see the pining and the forbidden tension and the rendezvous. The plot is just interesting enough for me not to drop it. It’s boring in the beginning and the end. The middle is ok. I absolutely love the description of shanghai, made ugly and beautiful. I don’t think I will read the next book.
My favorite part of the book is Juliette. I like her cruelty and ruthlessness. In all honesty I think the other characters lack a little something. They’re all in gangs, but for some reason they don’t have the same cut throat behavior. I also think this book is falsely branded as Romeo and Juliet . I only say this because the author doesn’t show Roma and Juliette actually falling in love. Instead we get references to their childhood love than the big reveal that they still love each other. I wanted to see the pining and the forbidden tension and the rendezvous. The plot is just interesting enough for me not to drop it. It’s boring in the beginning and the end. The middle is ok. I absolutely love the description of shanghai, made ugly and beautiful. I don’t think I will read the next book.
dark
mysterious
tense
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:
Complicated
medium-paced
EDIT:
Monkey covering eyes emoji. I read the wrong book of the same title. Luckily I never talk at book club anyways. But damn was that a fumble. I read this book for nothing!
Tell me why my LGBT+ book club of adults read this book?? Yeah there is a character who is transgender for about two paragraphs, and a suggested gay romance in the background, but this is a straight love story!! I don't read straight love stories!! :/
Monkey covering eyes emoji. I read the wrong book of the same title. Luckily I never talk at book club anyways. But damn was that a fumble. I read this book for nothing!
Tell me why my LGBT+ book club of adults read this book?? Yeah there is a character who is transgender for about two paragraphs, and a suggested gay romance in the background, but this is a straight love story!! I don't read straight love stories!! :/
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-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