A review by kikicochrane
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

As much as I would like to give this book a higher rating, I settled on three stars based on how Inara's story was told. Her character in my opinion lacked depth and the challenges she faced were entirely first world problems as a white woman born into wealth. Now in comparison, Mei Lien's story was heartbreaking, and it provided a glimpse into the struggles Chinese Americans and immigrants faced in the USA which is rarely taught or talked about in our history lessons. 

I understand and appreciate the efforts that went into telling Mei Lien's story through Inara, but I felt that her and her siblings played the white savior roles and that her relationship with Daniel & his family played into an unrealistic fairytale.


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