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Black water sister

Zen Cho

3.89 AVERAGE

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-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: Yes

books with chaotic asian grandmothers are superior
emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The characters felt a bit overdone and already seen plenty of times, but the blend of modern fantasy and classic spirits was refreshing.

In her waking life Jess felt like a tiny baby deer staggering around, perpetually on the verge of fucking things up irreparably.
adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

give me more stories with both mafias and gods!!! 

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emotional mysterious tense slow-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: Yes

good audiobook. sometimes funny and with interesting mythology
emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-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: No

Ok so i really like that one.

The family dynamics, the culture, the religious part, the queer romance, i liked everything.

Thank you Zen Cho for writing this book that literally throws us in Malaysia. I literally felt the hot humidity the whole time and i loved it. Thank you.

Black Water Sister is so fun and entertaining urban fantasy read I'd hoped for. The premise is about “A stressed zillennial lesbian fights gods, ghosts, gangsters & grandmas in 21st century Penang.” — Zen Cho

This book start with Jessamyn who just graduated Harvard and being jobless, she and her family moved back to Malaysia and lived with her aunt family. After staying in Malaysia shes start heard some voice in her head and turn out its her dead grandmother who still have unfinished business and wants Jess to help to deall with it.

The thing i love this book is about how this book focused on cultural aspect, this book makes me learn alot about mythology and folklore. I really enjoyed read this, especially bcs the potrayal of Jess family so realistic and complex, its so refreshing to read.

The problem is i feel like the ending so rushed and lot of thing kinda forced to be fixed.