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Such a great book. I couldn’t related to everything the MC went through, but there was so much I connected to. I loved that the characters felt like real people. The author did a great job at making the dialogue feel genuine and not just book dialogue if that makes sense. 100% recommend

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puffy_'s review against another edition

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emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

It is difficult for me to rate this book because I don't have any particular strong feelings about it. However, in comparison to how I rated other books, 4 stars seems fair enough.
Anything that explores the relationship between sisters is going to get points from me. I had some complaints about the writing style at the very start, but it either improved further into the book or I just got used to it. Choi did a great job in exploring characters journey in how they deal with their struggles and how they begin to grow closer together. There are many themes and topics discussed that are by no means easy to tackle and I would argue that the author did a fair enough job doing so.

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cynthiaa's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I felt the need to hug my sister after finishing this book (I didn’t but I should lol). This book portrays what a sister relationship is like so so well, the ugly and beauty of it :) Because of that, this book made me ugly cry.

I also felt very seen as the younger sister lol.

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makenziehyatt's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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brownsugar25's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

I have literally never heard of this book until this writer I follow on Instagram had this on her readying list. I purchased because the book cover looked cool and the plot seemed interesting- in the last 2 years I have read a lot of contemporary fiction and this seemed like the next book for me.

I'm an oldest of two sisters, and I felt so deeply relatable to June & Jayne because in personality wise, I'm June. But the relationship with my parents has been more like Jayne while my sister is more closer to my parents than I'll ever be. The relationship between both the sisters, and the way they became distanced from each other as they moved to NYC, and the family secrets within an Asian household is darker.

What's strange is my mother also had a miscarriage right after I was born, they were both hoping for a boy, but they got 2 daughters instead- making them shunned in the society since they don't have a son. Everything in this book was super relatable including the Eating Disorder that Jayne is going through but never accepted until the very end. The suspense coming since her roommates from College was not expected. I enjoyed this book overall & I would recommend.

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ladygetslit's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Yolk was such a difficult read. Jayne’s perspective is so raw and broken, and as a broken person, I honestly struggled to sit with the parts of me that relate to her. This story brought me back to the darkest parts of my time living in New York, the way I wanted it so badly and never felt like I belonged all at the same time. Yet there are moments of hope in this book as well: the healing in Jayne’s relationship with her sister, her connection with Patrick, and her decision to get help for her eating disorder. As much as I struggled to get through the dark parts, this story was so beautifully written in its raw exploration of what it is to be a flawed human being.

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juliavra's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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esh_maki's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.25

This book was so good. The character development was spectacular and the relationships between the two sisters is so well written. Choi did such a good job portraying June's loneliness, self-destructiveness, and love for her sister. I loved this book.

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