A review by missmeganmann
Firebird by Sunmi

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I enjoyed this. It was thick, but didn’t feel dense or like it was trudging along, which is important to me. Nothing takes me out of a book MORE.

I thought this was a really great representation of identity across the board: within your family, within your own skin, within your sexuality, within your culture and community, and in this case, within the greater high school experience as a whole.

It really hones in on how expectations can really mess with us and can sometimes hold us back from finding happiness.

I do feel the ambiguity at the end is mm, not my favorite.