Reviews

The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan

mundosmom's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

christenw79's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

4.25

kristenmag14's review against another edition

4.0

3.5-3.75 stars rounded up

ellakostka's review against another edition

4.0

★★★★☆ 3.5/5 this was very good but definitely needed another round of editing

bzzkolla's review against another edition

5.0

Thank you NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for this eCopy to review

This was not a period of history that I knew much about. Despite being upsetting and brutal The Storm We Made is well written, the characters are very believable and I was captivated by all their stories wondering how they would all play out.

It is a duel timeline following Cecily as she becomes a Japanese spy and how her decision affects her family 10 years later when the Japanese have invaded Malaysia.

I found the story incredibly moving and look forward to reading more by Vanessa Chan in the future

tiffanyzp's review

emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

michig's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

blergintheburgh's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

loz11's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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? No

5.0

meganchicos's review

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0