A review by ladylofthouse
When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao

hopeful sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

Beautiful story of denial, grief, and loneliness. I really related to Eric's feelings of uncertainty and talent for making mistakes at that age, and since I basically cried, I decided to round up my rating. I will say though that there were some questionable parts for me. For one, Haru seemed strange, which I guess I will just accept it's because he's a figment of Eric's imagination. Although sometimes these scenes were a little light on the magical and heavy on the realism. I also thought that while the content makes it YA, the writing style could have been for a much younger audience
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