The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan

The Storm We Made

Vanessa Chan

352 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
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Japanese-occupied Malaya, 1945. Cecily Alcantara's children are in terrible danger. Her eldest child Jujube, who works at a tea house frequented by drunk Japanese soldiers, becomes angrier by the day. Jasmin, the youngest, lives confined in a ba...

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Community Reviews Summary of 940 reviews

Moods

emotional 82%
sad 80%
dark 69%
tense 44%
challenging 41%
informative 34%
reflective 25%
adventurous 10%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%
mysterious 4%

Pace

medium 75%
slow 12%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 61% | Character: 28% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 13%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 62% | No: 19% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 87% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 5%

Average rating

3.99

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