A review by larajessiem
Others Were Emeralds by Lang Leav

3.0

had my reservations halfway through but was pleased to find my shift in attitude aligned with lang’s spotlighting the power of misconceptions - in literature, race, friendships and romance. endearing voice of a teenage girl as a second generation asian migrant also raised in Sydney. most chapters read like one of those excerpts from HSC prescribed texts lol because the racist encounters she writes about are mostly clichés. dialogue was very bookish which is where i was a bit lost on its realism (why was 17yo teenage boy speaking like an oracle). tldr; very clever very sweet.