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Snowglobe by Soyoung Park
4.0
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I really couldn't put this book down and enjoyed the tension throughout. I liked the dystopian world and the way it explored media, reality TV and parasocial relationships and lack of privacy and freedom for the stars of Snowglobe. Chobahm was a really good protagonist and I enjoyed seeing how she got sucked into the comfortable life in Snowglobe even though she had her doubts when she witnessed Cha Seol essentially commit murder or found these weird things happening in the city. She really got sucked in by the temptation and I somehow liked how realistic that felt for her. I wish the book had taken some more time to develop her character growth in the last part. It felt a bit rushed because even though the timeframe is definitely enough for her to evaluate what has happened and how she feels now, most of this happens off-page and it's a bit jarring when she suddenly decides she wants to reveal the whole secret. That's my only major criticism, though. The ending felt a bit confusing, but overall I liked this book a lot