A review by eclecticreadswithash
The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim

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

4.0

 Ji-won is a Korean-American college students, commuting to lectures from her tiny apartment that she shares with her younger sister and mother, Umma. After an affair, their father leaves them, leaving room for George - a white man Umma meets white at work at the local Korean grocery store. 

Their lives are immediately turned upside down and Ji-won forms a desire to get rid of George, and a hunger for something else... 

This book was a wild ride once it got going. A great story of female rage and doing something about it, even if that something involves murder, cannibalism and eyeballs 👀 I didn't predict the ending either! I'd recommend if you aren't too squeamish and like a bit of horror/thrillers and angry female MCs! 
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