Reviews

Putri Kedua (Second Sister) by Chan Ho-Kei

lefttoread's review against another edition

4.0

Left me wanting more which I never expected! A star knocked off as I didn't care for some of the chapters but it all came together and made sense to why they were there in the end.

bibliodilla's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

luvinlele's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

🌟 5/5
What's in this book? Suicide and attempted suicide, depression, anxiety, sexual assault and harassment, pedophilia, cyberbullying, and revenge. 
Make sure you are safe with all of that.

Siu-Man, cewek SMA 14-15 tahun ditemukan tewas setelah melompat dari jendela apartemennya. Sebelumnya, ia menjadi korban pelecehan seksual di MRT dan mendapat banyak rumor di internet—Popcorn.

Nga-Yee, kakak Siu-Man yang kehilangan satu-satu nya anggota keluarganya bertekat mencari siapa pun yang menjadi penyebab kematian adiknya.

Buku ini, TEBEL banget, tapi semua nya daging banget dan bisa dikunyah. Tiap detail yang disajikan walau awalnya buat ku ga penting-penting amat, sebenarnya bisa terhubung dan berguna di part selanjutnya.

Walau pun, otakku yang kecil ini ga bisa mengingat satu pun detail tempat dan waktu, apalagi waktu di bab awal yang berasa lagi baca buku pelajaran itu. Tapi, selanjutnya mulai seru. 

Apalagi setelah kemunculan N (he's my favoutite) tanpa sadar tuh aku ikut terhanyut sama penyelidikan dan penjelasan yang N sampaikan. Walau semua penjelasannya tentang dunia hacker ga ad satu pun yang aku pahami.

Mungkin aku lebih gaptek dari Nga-Yee.

Di novel ini, menceritakan dua plot yang berbeda, tentang Nga-Yee dan Chung-Nam. Jadi awalnya aku ga paham, ngapain sih mesti nyeritain Chung-Nam. Tapi ingat, semua hal terhubung. Tinggal bagaimana kamu menangkap umpannya.

Kalau aku yang otaknya cuma berguna untuk mengingat hal-hal yang ga penting, tentu saja aku memakan umpan yang salah dan ngerasa bloon setelah tau plot twist nya.

Tebakanku sama sama sekali ga ada yang benar.

Minya maaf kepada Lily Shu but ... HOW THE FUCK TIBA TIBA CHRISTOPHER??? I THOUGHT IT WAS CHUNG-NAM??!!

Di novel ini juga banyak nyentil tentang krisis sosial dan gimana toxic san rentannya kehidupan di masyarakat moderen ini. (Semoga bisa menyadarkan kita semua, HAHA)

After all, ini buku yang oke banget, wajib dibaca sekali seumur hidup.

readwithiner's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

sandranir's review against another edition

5.0

Hong Kong is fascinating on so many levels and I'm thrilled to read a book by an author who lives there, with a story taking place there. I've never been to Hong Kong, and I don't know if I'll ever have the opportunity so this is one way of discovering it, even if it's a fictional novel.

I admit that although at times the main characters are a bit heavy and difficult to identify with, the plot is pretty good, and I learned plenty about the internet and its dangers. Or rather, how us humans use it to harm others. A really good read.

The author had me thoroughly intrigued with unexpected twists and serious themes. I'm definitely adding him to authors to follow, and look forward to other books from him.

mellid's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

kumomikureads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

sarsarbeel's review against another edition

5.0

gw jarang baca novel mystery-thriller, tp akhirnya nyoba baca buku ini, ternyata seru.. tiap bab dibuat ????? dan pengen terus baca dan lanjut. selain itu, selama baca jg diajak mikir siapa 'dalangnya'. walopun ada bbrp part yg triggering buat gw, tp menurut gw setiap teka teki yg disuguhkan ga too much dan bingungin, karena penjelasan setiap praduga cukup detail dan masuk akal.

gw rasa, gw akan lanjut buku chan ho kei selanjutnya, The Borrowed.

nerdyfangirlreads's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

trvannnnn's review against another edition

5.0

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