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If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang

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butteredtoastinbed's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I really loved this book for a number of reasons. The main thing I loved the most was the characters and how real they felt, and in turn how much I rooted for them. I really did care for all of the main (and secondary) characters a lot, and even rooted for the main romantic relationship to bloom (which is very rare for me!).

The supernatural element added such a fun twist too and I really loved that part of the story, and I also loved going along with the characters to complete their tasks, it was such a fun read. I haven’t read many Asian-influenced books but this one was really interesting and really transported me there with the characters. I felt their hardships and successes and I overall had such a great time reading.

I took a break in the middle of reading this book, but it was very easy for me to get back into it and feel just as involved in the story as I did before I left, which I think shows how engaging and unique this story is.

The only negative I can think of is that I’m not a huge fan of the “teenagers make a big speech and the adults suddenly realise they’re wrong and everything turns out perfectly” trope, which did happen to an extent near the end, but even so, the ending was bittersweet and didn’t turn out unrealistically fine which I really appreciated and made the ending really great.

Overall, I really loved this book and I definitely would recommend it as I think it is well worth the read. I think I would like to reread it at some time in the future, as well, to go back to the world, and the characters too.

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fiwwa's review against another edition

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3.75

listen it wasn't bad but everything felt like it's happening so fast. i still need explanation to why alice has the invisible power bcs hello out of nowhere ?? and why were her friends reaction not so shocked cs if my friend is invisible i would question everything... the rivals to lovers part was cute tho

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koiolee's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective tense 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

3.5

I really enjoyed this story. It was so fun and refreshing, so why such a low rating?
A few things confused me while reading this story, namely, why don't these rich people have kidnapping insurance? Ik it's not like common knowledge, but so many rich people/billionaires have it. I would've expected at least Henry to mention it.
Speaking of Henry, I was really looking forward to learning the depth of his character, any secrets minus his daddy issues. I wanted to know his background too, learn more about his sister, etc. He kinda just felt flat in my opinion. Hell even Chanel had more information than him.
Also Alice was really annoying to me. Like i understand the drive and the need to prove yourself and all that, but idk she just irritated the crap out of me. I almost DNFed because Alice was so annoying. I didn't because I needed to learn more about Henry, then eventually Alice stopped being annoying and it was fine.

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kaneebli's review against another edition

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funny inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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alicia_g's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

really a slow burn
the way the food is described in this book 🤤

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bujo_bellel's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-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

4.0

OMG I LOVE THEM, THEY'RE SO CUTE I CANNOT AHHHHH! I really loved this book, I really enjoyed seeing the characters grow and seeing them get closer together dksnxksbdbd. I liked seeing their competitiveness and watching being in Alice's head as she is thinking of things. I like that they are there for each other and she's kind of oblivious to him :) I love Henry for being so sweet and gentlemanly towards Alice and for helping her out :( I like how Alice is smarter than him and thought of a way out at the end, I really like Alice's character and her family dynamics, it's makes them seem very real. The teachers are quite fleshed out too, and it makes the setting really feel like a classroom and they're in a school. I really loved Chanel in here and I like how supportive she is, seeing how Chanel and Alice got closer and closer together :D. I really like the Author's writing style, and all the little details and hints she outs in, really helped me visualise what is happening :)) I really liked learning about Alice's life in her international school and the different experiences she had. I am looking forward to read the rest of her backlist hehe!

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