A review by marisacarpico
Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

Have had this for awhile because I'm eternally a shark girl, but finally decided to read it because I'm in my Sasha Colby Era and I'm going to enter my own Hawaii Era in a few weeks. Unfortunately, this was not my kind of literary fiction. Interesting set of characters and a compelling idea here about destinies and making your own, but it never really hit for me. It comes close near the end when the magical realism kicks up a notch, but I wanted to feel more from this than I did. Also, maybe this is just an expression of how much this talks about bodily functions, smells and tastes, but I swear to God I never was not eating every time someone talked about shit during this thing. Literally right in front of my salad.