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A review by leannj
A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Edit: The Harper Collins strike is over; review is now added in
This was definitely not my favorite Adiba Jaigirdar; I was feeling meh throughout and any commentary or chance to go deeper into the story ultimately felt surface level. The Titanic as a setting felt underutilized to me. For the characters, I preferred Hinnah and Emilie significantly to the other two charcters and wished I had gotten to see more of their backstory and character growth. And yet, the ending still had me feeling really emotional, surprisingly.
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In solidarity with the HarperCollins Union, I will not be posting a rating or a review of A Million to One here on Storygraph or anywhere else until HarperCollins proves that they care about their workers and listens to the demands of the Union, and until the strike is over. When the strike is over, I will then edit this review with my thoughts about the book.
In case this is the first time you are hearing about this strike, here is a link that will take you to all the necessary information you need to learn about the strike, why the strike is happening, and what steps you can take to help: https://linktr.ee/hcpunion
This was definitely not my favorite Adiba Jaigirdar; I was feeling meh throughout and any commentary or chance to go deeper into the story ultimately felt surface level. The Titanic as a setting felt underutilized to me. For the characters, I preferred Hinnah and Emilie significantly to the other two charcters and wished I had gotten to see more of their backstory and character growth. And yet, the ending still had me feeling really emotional, surprisingly.
Previous:
In solidarity with the HarperCollins Union, I will not be posting a rating or a review of A Million to One here on Storygraph or anywhere else until HarperCollins proves that they care about their workers and listens to the demands of the Union, and until the strike is over. When the strike is over, I will then edit this review with my thoughts about the book.
In case this is the first time you are hearing about this strike, here is a link that will take you to all the necessary information you need to learn about the strike, why the strike is happening, and what steps you can take to help: https://linktr.ee/hcpunion