๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค by Mary HK Choi | Fiction (385 pages) โฃ
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: <family, slice of life, sisters, mental health, illness> โฃ
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This novel was probably my first foray into contemporary (young-adult) fiction written by an Asian female voice. I was initially intrigued by the cover design, and the 4.1/5 rating on Goodreads, but think this was slightly overhyped in my opinion!โฃ
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There are bouts of excellent writing in the book, and I occasionally loved the way that the author described thoughts, emotions and scenery. It was also refreshing to read a book with contemporary references - e.g. to certain brands, slang and her descriptions of the young professional working world.ย โฃ
However I didn't personally relate to the characters and sometimes found it illogical or difficult to comprehend their thoughts/actions, indirectly disrupting the flow of the storyline.โฃ
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The relationships between the characters, (mainly the sibling duo) also didn't comes across as fully developed in places, and undermined their authenticity. โฃ
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Despite this, I think this novel could provide comfort to some readers, and resonate particularly with the young-adult audience. I'd be keen to read her other works, particularly ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ญ! โฃ
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๐๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ'๐ท๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ค๐ต, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ?
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