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Het eerste deel vond ik echt heel goed (en heftig) maar daarna werd het toch iets minder. Ik vond haar vrienden echt heel lief, maar had liever nog meer gelezen vanuit het perspectief van Leila.

4.75* this story was so wonderfully written that I could fully believe that the protagonist was a real person, up until the burial situation. It became a bit far fetched at that point, but the writing was still strong

Captivating and beautiful

In this last year, we lost my wife’s grandma. She was a marvellous woman who adored reading. Every year for Christmas, we got her a book from the Booker Prize nominations... this year, was sad because I couldn’t choose her a book. In memory of her, I have decided each year to read the book that I would have bought for her. So with the help of my wife, this is the book I would have chosen.

It is a wonderful and captivating look at the life of Leila and I loved it. I don’t want to say much about it for fear of spoiling it, but this is one of the best written books I have read for a while. I recommend it to everyone!
emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Die Story fand ich super und die Charaktere toll, mir hat leider der Schreibstil nicht so gut gefallen.
dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark emotional reflective sad 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: Yes