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A review by michaelbereading
Hula by Jasmin Iolani Hakes
informative
slow-paced
2.5
Hi'i, is proud of her family's renowned hula legacy in Hilo, Hawaii, but struggles with personal mysteries and growing community divides tied to her family's history. She hopes to honor her name and secure her place in the family by winning the Miss Aloha Hula competition. However, achieving this goal may require her to abandon her lifelong teachings and risk losing what she holds dear.
Hmmmmm..... This book just didn't really click for me. I found the plot to be quite boring, but the Hawaiian history to be interesting. Maybe it was the audio format of this that made it hard for me to follow with the plot and the characters, but I struggled to pay attention to the details of this book. It felt like maybe too many plot points were being packed in, and it jumped around a lot. I was uneducated around the specifics of the colonization of Hawaii, so I did learn quite a bit from this book when it comes to the history of Hawaiian culture and hula, but as far as the plot goes I found it forgettable. I don't think this was a bad book, I just don't think I was the right reader.
Hmmmmm..... This book just didn't really click for me. I found the plot to be quite boring, but the Hawaiian history to be interesting. Maybe it was the audio format of this that made it hard for me to follow with the plot and the characters, but I struggled to pay attention to the details of this book. It felt like maybe too many plot points were being packed in, and it jumped around a lot. I was uneducated around the specifics of the colonization of Hawaii, so I did learn quite a bit from this book when it comes to the history of Hawaiian culture and hula, but as far as the plot goes I found it forgettable. I don't think this was a bad book, I just don't think I was the right reader.