A review by bookreviewswithkb
Jaded by Ela Lee

emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

thank you to @simonbooks for the early copy! Jaded is publishing in the u.s. on March 19th, 2024

“i lost time, frustrated that she [mom] didn’t overcome all of her traumas, rather than marveling at her strength of overcoming some of them.”

okay i’m worried i’m going to sound heartless for how my thoughts are coming together on this one but here we go. this book felt like a light breezy read that was about very serious and emotional topics. what i mean is that i read this quickly, i was drawn into the storyline, but it wasn’t filled with depth in the way it was written. that’s not a criticism i’m just trying to explain. i don’t normally like lighter (in writing style, not content) reads filled with plot and dialogue, but this was really good

it’s intelligent and thought-provoking. it’s an exploration of culture and identity, of how we sometimes take for granted the ways our families love us because we want them to love us differently, not understanding our families are doing the best they can with what they have. it’s about relationships between people of different races and ethnicities, virtue signaling and tokenism. and of course it’s about rape and the impact of coming to accept that it occurred

definitely recommend this one! 
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