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A review by roo_95
Almond by Won-pyung Sohn
4.0
3/4 of the book: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Last 1/4 of the book: ⭐️⭐️
Why oh why did the author have to bring in the “manic pixie girl cures all” trope????
Honestly, the story should have remained focused on Yunjae and Gon, the little side quest with the girl only served to show “Look!! yunjae has hormones now!!” And it really took away from the growing bond between the two boys, the one who feels barely anything and the one who feels too much.
Thankfully, we saw a bit more of their friendship towards the end but the last chapter with the mum honestly had me eye rolling so hard I think I sprained one of them.
Still 4 ⭐️ for the majority of the book, if I reread it, I’ll just make sure to ignore the final act.
Last 1/4 of the book: ⭐️⭐️
Why oh why did the author have to bring in the “manic pixie girl cures all” trope????
Honestly, the story should have remained focused on Yunjae and Gon, the little side quest with the girl only served to show “Look!! yunjae has hormones now!!” And it really took away from the growing bond between the two boys, the one who feels barely anything and the one who feels too much.
Thankfully, we saw a bit more of their friendship towards the end but the last chapter with the mum honestly had me eye rolling so hard I think I sprained one of them.
Still 4 ⭐️ for the majority of the book, if I reread it, I’ll just make sure to ignore the final act.