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A review by sannesbooks
If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Enjoyable read about a girl who can turn invisible. Alice is a straight-A student at a prestigious high school in China where mainly rich kids of powerful families go to. Alice is not well-off and envies her classmates greatly. She also has an academic rivalry going on with a boy who comes from the complete opposite background of her.
It was a fun, enjoyable read with sometimes more emotional elements. I liked the magical realism part in this book. I also liked the Chinese setting. Alice experiences emotions heavily and she has kind of a victim-complex. But her character development makes up for it and it was executed in a good way.
It is really a good YA book, but it read a little too childish for me since I am an adult. That took a little bit away from my enjoyment but I don't take that as the book's fault of course since I am not the target age group. And, I still would recommend this to adults.
It was a fun, enjoyable read with sometimes more emotional elements. I liked the magical realism part in this book. I also liked the Chinese setting. Alice experiences emotions heavily and she has kind of a victim-complex. But her character development makes up for it and it was executed in a good way.
It is really a good YA book, but it read a little too childish for me since I am an adult. That took a little bit away from my enjoyment but I don't take that as the book's fault of course since I am not the target age group. And, I still would recommend this to adults.