A review by rcd229
The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I love languages and lanuage learning so the idea of The Centre intrigued me, and the reveal closer to the end was kinda interesting a la the type of dark mystery I was looking for when I picked up this book. But I felt like the main character sort of had a net zero development arc, seeming to grow and then almost immediately rescinding that growth by making excuses as to why it was okay to just fall back to complacency, and some of the other characters had almost no change at all (or a sort of sad minor downward trajectory).
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