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A review by books_inthewild
The Picture Bride by Lee Geum-yi
4.0
As a lover of historical fiction, I truly enjoyed reading this novel of a new time & place in history I haven’t read much of before. The story of Korean picture brides immigrating to Hawaii for a better life was so inspiring, heart breaking, and interesting.
The character of Willow, and her relationship with her friends (more like sisters) Hongju and Songhwa, was a beautiful way to frame their stories & journey. I admired their strength throughout, and their loyalty to one another.
My only critique was that sometimes it felt about more like a non-fiction history text when describing the politics of Korea at that time. I found most of the information interesting, but at times it distracted a bit from the story.
Thank you to the Forge publicity and the author for an advanced Uncorrected copy of this book through goodreads.
The character of Willow, and her relationship with her friends (more like sisters) Hongju and Songhwa, was a beautiful way to frame their stories & journey. I admired their strength throughout, and their loyalty to one another.
My only critique was that sometimes it felt about more like a non-fiction history text when describing the politics of Korea at that time. I found most of the information interesting, but at times it distracted a bit from the story.
Thank you to the Forge publicity and the author for an advanced Uncorrected copy of this book through goodreads.