A review by sleepingsaha
Black Wave by Michelle Tea

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I enjoyed reading this fun and weird novel! I think Tea did a great job building out Michelle's worlds, both in SF and LA, to the point where I was fully inhabiting her life. Tea also has a great sense of character and I loved the incisive emotional interiority of even the side characters. I did feel that the end was a little rushed and I would have been excited to more fully explore the magical realism elements.