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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Wonderful book until the last chapter. The last chapter was absolute rubbish. So bad that I am writing my first ever review.
challenging
emotional
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Grief
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: War
For some reason this book took me on an emotional rollercoaster and I found my eyes filled with tears, quite often. The highs and lows knit a compelling story that kept me turning the page. Only reason I didn’t give this five stars is simply due to the disappointing end of the story. I know not everything always ends neatly tied with a bow, but without giving too much of the story away I will say that the tears that came to my eyes for Nori at the end of this story, were tears of sadness and heartbreak for her character. Not joy like I had hoped. Overall, this is a story that definitely pulls on your heartstrings.
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
I’m disappointed. I didn’t like Nori from the beginning but the author could’ve turned that around, and didn’t. Her obsession with her brother was so strange. I did not like the ending. Waste of my book club pick!
emotional
reflective
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I didn’t like it. It was neither plot driven nor Character driven.
- The story has a lot of useless parts and passages and the other narrators were useless to the story except of Akira. I would have loved to read more of his pov.
- I was not able to connect with Nori and so I was not able to care for her and feel her pain.
There were also cuts in the narration that made it hard to read (every time Nori hurts herself). It had potential and the narration was not too bad, but it felt empty.
- The story has a lot of useless parts and passages and the other narrators were useless to the story except of Akira. I would have loved to read more of his pov.
- I was not able to connect with Nori and so I was not able to care for her and feel her pain.
There were also cuts in the narration that made it hard to read (every time Nori hurts herself). It had potential and the narration was not too bad, but it felt empty.