ipat24 's review for:

Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman

3.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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The first 2/3 of the book felt more like a memoir, with the chapters covering bits and pieces of the main character’s childhood, and then the rest of it focuses on her highschool life and her discovering that she is gay. The switch of the pacing of the book made it a bit disjointed. Also the ending line of each chapter felt a bit cheesy to me. I thought it was okay overall.