nicnackerz's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Eating disorder
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Mental illness
Minor: Body shaming and Infertility
leugeniedelalampe's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Body shaming
emilylikesbread's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Cancer
righettispaghetti's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
christina_huseth's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Sexual harassment
puffy_'s review against another edition
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Eating disorder
Moderate: Child death and Vomit
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
cynthiaa's review against another edition
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.
I also felt very seen as the younger sister lol.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Cancer, Eating disorder, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Infertility and Body shaming
makenziehyatt's review against another edition
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Eating disorder
Moderate: Blood, Self harm, Mental illness, and Vomit
clairehessing's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
brownsugar25's review against another edition
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Cancer, Vomit, and Cultural appropriation