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A review by motherlatesha
If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It’s been years since I’ve read a book so engaging.
I usually would not have picked up a book like this since I usually steer more towards action and adventure but this book was the Between Two Books book of the month and I had seen it previously at my job, so I decided to give it a try.
I was immediately enraptured by this book and the characters. Not only was it extremely well written but also somehow told a story with needing a plot line.
The story follows five women who all live in the same building who live very similar and yet very different lives and it switches perspectives so we have a peek into their thoughts and daily lives. Their backstories are slowly revealed to use with shocking twists and their current lives are displayed in such a raw and realistic way that leaves you full of such an array of emotions.
You can’t help but love the characters even when they do something wrong or stupid or they think in a way that you don’t agree with, you still find yourself attached to them and somehow able to relate to at least one of them if not all of them when it comes to their relationship with the men and family and society’s expectations of them.
I am so glad I picked up this book, it was so interesting to learn about Korea through these women, everything about it was beautiful.
I usually would not have picked up a book like this since I usually steer more towards action and adventure but this book was the Between Two Books book of the month and I had seen it previously at my job, so I decided to give it a try.
I was immediately enraptured by this book and the characters. Not only was it extremely well written but also somehow told a story with needing a plot line.
The story follows five women who all live in the same building who live very similar and yet very different lives and it switches perspectives so we have a peek into their thoughts and daily lives. Their backstories are slowly revealed to use with shocking twists and their current lives are displayed in such a raw and realistic way that leaves you full of such an array of emotions.
You can’t help but love the characters even when they do something wrong or stupid or they think in a way that you don’t agree with, you still find yourself attached to them and somehow able to relate to at least one of them if not all of them when it comes to their relationship with the men and family and society’s expectations of them.
I am so glad I picked up this book, it was so interesting to learn about Korea through these women, everything about it was beautiful.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, and Toxic relationship