A review by stephanieviolet
Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame by Neon Yang

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved this book - it was short but so beautiful. I could taste the food, smell the fresh mountain air, see the beautiful landscape. The MC is complex, traumatized by living under a colonial mindset, but knowing no different. The ending was not as tense as I thought it would be, but I was worried that the way this story was told that it might end in a death. Thankfully I was wrong!! Phew!
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