A review by lawbooks600
Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans

emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Representation: Asian characters
Score: Six points out of ten.

First off, a person recommended this to me since that person enjoyed it, so I added it to my want-to-read list, hoping I would enjoy this. Even though I found this story one I could breeze through from start to finish (I appreciate the representation also), I couldn't shake the fact the novel was flawed sometimes. It starts with the main characters Babs, Iris and the boy with no name, living their different lives. The book told me Babs was invisible ever since a witch cursed her and she's made of fire, but I didn't see that, since all I saw was a human-passing character, as with Iris, who's made of plants. I must say that the book can get slow paced sometimes, and I was confused with the execution of the multiple POVs, so much so that I took some time to figure out who was telling the chapter. I saw some magic used in the the middle of the narrative but other than that it comes off as a mostly realistic read, not to mention cosy and gentle. Babs and Iris didn't do anything meaningful or significant other than finding the witch that cursed Babs, convincing her to reverse the curse, while simultaneously, the boy finds his name (I forgot his name. Dam!) That's all I can say about the story. 
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