A review by amarnareads
The Lotus Shoes by Jane Yang

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The story grabbed my attention from the very first lines, and I couldn't put the book down at all.

There was a stretch of the book in the Sisterhood that felt out of rhythm to me, but not nearly enough to make me think of DNF-ing it, at all.

The self realisations that the two main characters have are very satisfying, and I felt they were natural.

As a plus, this book has sparked a new interest in me about Chinese embroidery and house-life!