A review by mysticwiki
Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i read this book in a span of like 2-3 days and it was the wildest reading time as of late tbh. the first quarter or so of this book was agonizing for me, probably because i was finding myself really not liking any of these characters... except for June. but then June started to remind me of my own older sister with her cruelties, which started making me dislike her and like Jayne more. listen, this whole book made my feelings about everything so complicated, it was kind of funny how i kept flipping back and forth between hating and then liking this book. however! things did pick up for me near the midway point up until the very end, so much so to the point that the last 2-3 chapters of this book had me in literal tears. sisterhood is messy; sisterhood is scary; sisterhood is bullying and saying the nastiest things to each other; sisterhood is blatantly hiding things about your life from your parents but sharing with each other... and finally, sisterhood means knowing your sister so well, and never realizing that they're also their person outside of your relationship with them. 

anyway, the ending of this story gave me a lot of hope. and yes, i agree, we are all definitely allowed to take up as much space as we need.
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