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cindeeduong's review
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Drug abuse and Racial slurs
bookedbymadeline's review against another edition
I’m just really not feeling this book. After setting it aside in favor of other books multiple times and coming back (trying to see if it was the book or just me/my attention span), I’m DNFing. The author does more telling than showing which I never enjoy, give me credit as a reader for being able to understand what’s happening. It’s also slow for my taste, I don’t mind character driven stories but then I need to get inside the characters heads and that’s just not happening. The characters are flat and the pacing is all over the place. We don’t really get to see their motivations and get to know them very well and I’m over 100 pages in, I should feel more connected or have a better idea of the purpose of the story.
Just when it started getting interesting, it got slow and boring again by the next chapter. I really wanted to like this one and learn more about what it was like for POC communities in Australia during the 90s. But I can only try to read a novel for so long before realizing it’s just not for me.
Just when it started getting interesting, it got slow and boring again by the next chapter. I really wanted to like this one and learn more about what it was like for POC communities in Australia during the 90s. But I can only try to read a novel for so long before realizing it’s just not for me.
Graphic: Racism, Bullying, and Toxic friendship
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