A review by whatannikareads
Fiona and Jane by Jean Chen Ho

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I thought it was ok! I think the book is less friendship-oriented than advertised; rather we follow fiona and Jane as individual people whose relationship sometimes intersects with the situation of each chapter of their lives. So if you’re looking for something along those lines, I can understand why you’d be disappointed. I think the writing itself is very nice and provides distinct imagery, and I enjoyed the dialogue and diversity of characters. The ending is a little corny tbh and kinda just left me feeling like…..ok this is over I guess.

I’ve bumped it up to four stars bc I enjoy how diverse the Asian characters are, who are obviously written from experience. These are definitely the types of people I grew up with, and paints Asian American characters in particular as complex people. And I also enjoyed this bc the author really represented SoCal/our hometown (go Cerritos lmao) and it’s the most represented I’ve ever felt in a book; that literally could’ve been me in the story, so I appreciate that!
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