A review by librerika
I Miss You, I Hate This by Sara Saedi

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This was so hard to read, and not just because it was about a pandemic that was clearly a stand-in for COVID. The characters, particularly Parisa, are really difficult to root for. I could've been sympathetic about the anxiety, but it pretty quickly became less an issue of her anxiety getting in the way of her acting like a good, caring person, and more an issue of her being self-centered and hypocritical and completely lacking any self-awareness. I'm sure there's an audience for this book, but I can never get into books when I can't root for the main character so this one's not for me.