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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
I found the characters flat, and the story dull. Nothing like "Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet."
Easy read not without its heartaches. At first I was upset with who Gracie was but was convinced it was the only way to have ended in the final pages.
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wow. This book was not what I expected. Not sure what I expected from the blurb but it wasn't this book. This is not a bad thing at all.
The book alternates between time periods of Earnest's life. The first is him as a young boy through his teenage years and then as an older man. For the longest time, I was not sure who Grace was. Was Grace Fahn or Maisie? I thought this was a great idea on Ford's part to keep the reader in suspense. I was sure that I knew then I would change my mind.
This was the first of Ford's books that I have read and it won't be the last.
I received this book from NetGalley for an unbiased review.
The book alternates between time periods of Earnest's life. The first is him as a young boy through his teenage years and then as an older man. For the longest time, I was not sure who Grace was. Was Grace Fahn or Maisie? I thought this was a great idea on Ford's part to keep the reader in suspense. I was sure that I knew then I would change my mind.
This was the first of Ford's books that I have read and it won't be the last.
I received this book from NetGalley for an unbiased review.
A life left unclaimed
Conflicting desires held
And choices are made
Conflicting desires held
And choices are made
Exceptional view into a very specific time and place .... the red light district in Seattle around 1910.
A young boy of mixed Chinese heritage is raffled off at the Seattle Exposition and ends up living in a brothel.
A young boy of mixed Chinese heritage is raffled off at the Seattle Exposition and ends up living in a brothel.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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:
Complicated
Young love, racism, selling children, the red light district, the women's suffrage movement.....this book has it all. And the way the author weaves all of these together is masterful. Another engaging and heartfelt story from Jaimie Ford.