Scan barcode
literaryinluv's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
okay, so for me, the siblings were the least interesting of the bunch, and for a good chunk, i felt like i didn't know anything about lily. alex and daniel were the most interesting characters. i heard there was an enemies-to-lovers-esque sapphic romance in the book, and i was excited about that, but it felt so... flat? the reason behind being "enemies" wasn't that interesting either. i agree with the characters, art should definitely be returned to the countries they originated from, but their reasoning gets a bit repetitive for me sometimes bc it feels like they keep feeling the need to justify the heist. however, I literally gasped when daniel's dad found out , so that's something.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation
Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Racism
parasolcrafter's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
how can a book about an international art heist be so boring. how can it have almost no stakes. how can you hit almost nothing right
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Racism, and Xenophobia
luckykosmos's review
adventurous
emotional
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? No
4.0
Forgot to rate this one for weeks, because i was thinking about it so much I was convinced I had already rated it. Anyway - really enjoyed this book. I like how it took apart the nuances of diaspora culture in its many forms, what reclaiming it meant. The pacing felt strange in that so much happened between scenes that any single chapter felt almost timeless. This felt like a good fall book, in that it was somewhere between Ocean's Eleven and Talented Mr. Ripley - it's about the heist, but also about how cerebral the reason for the heist itself is.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation and Death
Moderate: Xenophobia
More...