A review by estock36
Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-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

4.25

This book was personally very relatable for me. I feel like it handled the different sides of adoption well. I loved the writing style and characters (aside from a couple that I don't think you are supposed to really like). I enjoyed seeing the main character's personal development towards the end but I could have done without the romance as it was pretty unbelievable to me. I also couldn't tell if this was YA or adult fiction, but it felt like a YA book to me. These couple of points resulted in a few quarter stars being taken off but aside from those I enjoyed it overall and plan to share it with others. Definitely an emotional roller coaster that everyone can take something away from after reading (4.25 stars).
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