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A review by readingrobin
An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X.R. Pan
Did not finish book. Stopped at 55%.
The writing style felt a little too fractured, which is surprising given how much I loved The Astonishing Color of After. It was one of my top reads for that year and packed such an emotional punch. But I was constantly fighting to keep any interest in this story.
I will say, it was the writing style of a folk tale, direct, to the point, doesn't really embellish. But it kind of clashed with what the story was trying to be. There were way too many perspectives, and I kept wondering why any of the family's POVs were necessary. I know the family drama was meant to give more conflict, but I really didn't care about this one mob ties or that one's infidelity. The book would have been so much stronger if it was only the two leads. Anything else just felt like dead weight.
I will say, it was the writing style of a folk tale, direct, to the point, doesn't really embellish. But it kind of clashed with what the story was trying to be. There were way too many perspectives, and I kept wondering why any of the family's POVs were necessary. I know the family drama was meant to give more conflict, but I really didn't care about this one mob ties or that one's infidelity. The book would have been so much stronger if it was only the two leads. Anything else just felt like dead weight.