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A review by mabookyard
Love and Other Moods by Crystal Z. Lee
4.0
"We're right for each other, We make sense. Even if we're the only ones that believe it."
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Love and other moods is a coming of age story which had so much cultural representation, mixing of different worlds, so much growth , hard working and determined characters and plot line that made me wish I was there to comfort them. It's a story about finding oneself after life throws you out of balance and working extra hard to make people see you.
•• TW : •• Rape, Abuse, Infidelity/Infertility, adoption, Death of family.
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First, I absolutely loved the characters and how relatable and flawed they were. Being a debut novel, it had such good pacing, with Amazing characters that you could fall in love with and character development you would be proud of. I loved Naomi , Joss and Dante and how they grew as characters. Even though we get romantic development, it didn't mask the individuality of the characters and let them shine through. Especially fighting for what you wanted, and dealing with the societal view of what could and couldn't be normal.
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Second, I was so surprised with the writing style and the way the author had managed to weave the story which combines a lot of different cultures, character traits and plot line. The corruption and setting of Shangai with the cultural rep sprinkled in, explainations of tasty food and the flawed characters made this book even better. The author doesn't hesitate to dive into difficult topics involving infertility and adoption and that made this book a treat to read. I loved the grittiness and how raw it portrayed the characters to be.
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Coming to the character and story development, I believe all the characters had their own charm and made this bool so much better. The story was honest, gritty with topics that needed to be discussed. But I expected a different ending and didn't like how a certain character had their development. I can understand why the author did it, but it wasn't my favourite turn of events. That being said, I think this was a great debut novel that explores the cultural and other aspects of China, that combines East and west really well with the characters help, and had Amazing writing style and characters to support the story as well. I definitely recommend if you're looking for a coming of age contemporary!!
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Thank you Coloredpagestours and the author for the gifted physical copy, which lets me give you my unbiased opinion!
Physical/ Book Tour/ March2021/ Book 072
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Love and other moods is a coming of age story which had so much cultural representation, mixing of different worlds, so much growth , hard working and determined characters and plot line that made me wish I was there to comfort them. It's a story about finding oneself after life throws you out of balance and working extra hard to make people see you.
•• TW : •• Rape, Abuse, Infidelity/Infertility, adoption, Death of family.
.
First, I absolutely loved the characters and how relatable and flawed they were. Being a debut novel, it had such good pacing, with Amazing characters that you could fall in love with and character development you would be proud of. I loved Naomi , Joss and Dante and how they grew as characters. Even though we get romantic development, it didn't mask the individuality of the characters and let them shine through. Especially fighting for what you wanted, and dealing with the societal view of what could and couldn't be normal.
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Second, I was so surprised with the writing style and the way the author had managed to weave the story which combines a lot of different cultures, character traits and plot line. The corruption and setting of Shangai with the cultural rep sprinkled in, explainations of tasty food and the flawed characters made this book even better. The author doesn't hesitate to dive into difficult topics involving infertility and adoption and that made this book a treat to read. I loved the grittiness and how raw it portrayed the characters to be.
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Coming to the character and story development, I believe all the characters had their own charm and made this bool so much better. The story was honest, gritty with topics that needed to be discussed. But I expected a different ending and didn't like how a certain character had their development. I can understand why the author did it, but it wasn't my favourite turn of events. That being said, I think this was a great debut novel that explores the cultural and other aspects of China, that combines East and west really well with the characters help, and had Amazing writing style and characters to support the story as well. I definitely recommend if you're looking for a coming of age contemporary!!
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Thank you Coloredpagestours and the author for the gifted physical copy, which lets me give you my unbiased opinion!
Physical/ Book Tour/ March2021/ Book 072