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The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee by Ellen Oh

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bgibley's review

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.0

katherinejuneee's review against another edition

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adventurous sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

ladykaylee's review

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sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Things I liked:

The premise, of a girl diving into her own webcomic for a teen romance with a magical twist
The teen super power storyline
The inclusion of a queer couple and a robot that uses they/them pronouns
The aspect of real people being forced to behave outside of their own inclination because of the writer’s will as a synonym for living under controlling parent(s)

Things I didn’t like:

The unexpected sadness of two characters bonding over the deaths of their loved ones in the very start of what I thought was going to be a YA lighthearted rom com story
The ending or a lack thereof- it left too many questions unanswered

evillien's review against another edition

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3.25

De opzet van het verhaal is interessant, de keuze van karakters ook en de premiss is goed, maar de uitwerking valt tegen.

De romantiek is volledig insta love, ook al was je bff's terwijl je 6 was, wil niet zeggen dat je elkaar meteen romantisch leuk vindt.

Hoe er met rouw omgegaan wordt vind ik een positief deel van het boek, de vriendschappen tussen de hoofdpersonen ook.

Wel voel je geen echte spanning, zeker aan het einde en is dat een behoorlijke anti-climax.

Jin zijn acties waren ook zeer ondoordacht. Hij weet dat Sophia gevaarlijk is voor meisjes om hen heen, maar hij brengt Mina direct in gevaar, ook zoent hij haar zonder (ook maar 1 keer) te polsen of dit gewenst is. En gaat hij heel laconiek om met ontvoerde kinderen en zijn moeder die hem niet in de steewk gelaten blijkt te hebben.

wenwanzhao's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Cute little YA romance and magical realism novel. I think this book is pretty good for what it is. The writing is decent and the premise is pretty fun. I felt like the characters weren’t as grounded as I’d like them to be, and the plot was kind of weak. I think the world building and development could’ve been better. But it is a YA novel. Quick read. I didn’t get the ick. I’d say it was okay.

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mandathebiblio's review against another edition

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3.0

I really wanted to love this one. The concept was something that I would ADORE. But unfortunately, this one fell kind of flat for me. I felt like there was just too much going on and the conclusion was just... too much at once. As a lover of reading webcomics, especially isekai ones lately, I really found it all interesting. I feel that this would have been a bit better if it had leaned more into the fantasy aspect and been longer. But even then, I did enjoy the book enough and want to read more from this author.

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