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A review by binghebun
Your Driver Is Waiting by Priya Guns
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
i really liked the start of this book, didn't like the middle, then really liked the last third. this novel has a lot to say and i think it's very successful at it, if a little unsubtle at times. damani is a great protagonist, and her struggles at home, her descriptions of her car and its riders and her strong belief in herself really invested me in her character. i loved her friends too. my main barrier to completely falling in love with this book is the writing style, which i have no way to describe other than 'contemporary first person' — it just really just doesn't work for me as i find things are overexplained when they don't need to be. the writing itself was solid, however, so overall a really good debut by priya guns and i'd be very interested in checking out whatever she writes next.
Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Violence and Stalking