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A review by bhrtng
Firebird by Sunmi
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Firebird gave me Flamer vibes despite being a very different story!
Firebird is about Caroline, a sophomore, and Kim, a senior. Caroline meets Kim when she starts tutoring her in Algebra 2. There are initial butterflies and over the course of the school year, they become closer and closer friends and finally more. I enjoyed how fleshed out Caroline and Kim felt. They both seemed to have different difficulties they were juggling. I do wish that their friends played a slightly more prominent role (especially Caroline's) but really they just feel like background characters. The story tries to tackle quite a lot: immigrant experiences, the American dream, single motherhood, gender, sexuality, faith, fatphobia, etc. It's hard to feel like any one of these topics gets its due even with how long the book is. Also idk how to describe it but this is one of those books where I don't feel like the cover really matches the vibe? But the prom scene got me in my feels so it's getting a solid 4 stars.
Firebird is about Caroline, a sophomore, and Kim, a senior. Caroline meets Kim when she starts tutoring her in Algebra 2. There are initial butterflies and over the course of the school year, they become closer and closer friends and finally more. I enjoyed how fleshed out Caroline and Kim felt. They both seemed to have different difficulties they were juggling. I do wish that their friends played a slightly more prominent role (especially Caroline's) but really they just feel like background characters. The story tries to tackle quite a lot: immigrant experiences, the American dream, single motherhood, gender, sexuality, faith, fatphobia, etc. It's hard to feel like any one of these topics gets its due even with how long the book is. Also idk how to describe it but this is one of those books where I don't feel like the cover really matches the vibe? But the prom scene got me in my feels so it's getting a solid 4 stars.