laranewman 's review for:

Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran

5.0

dark emotional inspiring reflective tense 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: Complicated

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Loved it. Previously I’ve only described physiological thrillers as “page-turning”, but this book had me enthralled. Intricate history and development of each character and even characters I hated had shades of light and dark. I also really enjoy Australian based books and it was a timely read for me with the election (upcoming at the time of reading). The ending had me in tears with a satisfying narrative conclusion that had earned its pay off.