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A review by meenaa
Liar, Dreamer, Thief by Maria Dong
3.0
It's always nice to read books by diverse authors, you realise just how limited a lot of the perspectives of popular english fiction are when you do. I did the audiobook of this one, and Hannah Choi did a good job (even though her pronunciation of insurance scratched my brain in a bad way).
I'll be honest though, this book felt longer than it needed to be. The first half, setting up stuff oscillated between very boring moments and really electric imagery which had me on the edge of my seat. The second half, when the mystery starts unravelling was more interesting. I saw a lot of reviews saying they loved Katrina but I didn't love her haha. Her struggles with her mental health and her kitchen door world were well done, but I found her exhausting (which is the point I know but still). I also found the ending to be a little convenient.
tldr: I enjoyed it, but didn't love it.
Anyway I think I'll continue reading books exclusively by POCs, women and LGBTQIA authors for the rest of the year <3
I'll be honest though, this book felt longer than it needed to be. The first half, setting up stuff oscillated between very boring moments and really electric imagery which had me on the edge of my seat. The second half, when the mystery starts unravelling was more interesting. I saw a lot of reviews saying they loved Katrina but I didn't love her haha. Her struggles with her mental health and her kitchen door world were well done, but I found her exhausting (which is the point I know but still). I also found the ending to be a little convenient.
tldr: I enjoyed it, but didn't love it.
Anyway I think I'll continue reading books exclusively by POCs, women and LGBTQIA authors for the rest of the year <3