t0ast_and_t3a 's review for:

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker

5.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This might be fiction, but it speaks of the dark and horrifying realities Chinese Americans faced in the midst and aftermath of COVID. It’s honest in the way fiction can unapologetically be, and from the first chapter, you’re so IN Cora’s story. You are her fears, her anxieties, her every over-processed emotion. This is a horror story, with horror elements, but you’ll laugh, you’ll gasp—most importantly, you’ll shut the book a different person than when you opened it.