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A review by bethniamh
The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim
3.75
Many thanks to NetGalley and Brazen for a digital ARC in exchange for a review.
I raced through this book in a single afternoon. Ji-won is an likeable but increasingly unhinged and messy narrator, and I found myself sympathising and rooting for her in her murderous pursuit of her mother's boyfriend, despite the collateral damage that built up along the way. Ji-won's activities made me feel a little nauseous at times, and I'm not sure I'll be able to enjoy hard-boiled eggs and cherry tomatoes in the same way for quite some time.
My only criticism is that the ending felt very rushed and implausible; I'm not sure a certain outcome could have been achieved without alarms alerting staff as to what was happening, and the way things panned out for Ji-won was a little too neat, as she hadn't exhibited such a calculated mindset previously. Things were left hanging unnecessarily at the last minute with Ji-won's decision as to what to do about her father. However, this doesn't overshadow how much I enjoyed the rest of the story.
I raced through this book in a single afternoon. Ji-won is an likeable but increasingly unhinged and messy narrator, and I found myself sympathising and rooting for her in her murderous pursuit of her mother's boyfriend, despite the collateral damage that built up along the way. Ji-won's activities made me feel a little nauseous at times, and I'm not sure I'll be able to enjoy hard-boiled eggs and cherry tomatoes in the same way for quite some time.
My only criticism is that the ending felt very rushed and implausible; I'm not sure a certain outcome could have been achieved without alarms alerting staff as to what was happening, and the way things panned out for Ji-won was a little too neat, as she hadn't exhibited such a calculated mindset previously. Things were left hanging unnecessarily at the last minute with Ji-won's decision as to what to do about her father. However, this doesn't overshadow how much I enjoyed the rest of the story.