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65 reviews

The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

4.5

The Principles of Communism by Friedrich Engels

3.5

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

4.75

Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho

3.25

Voice of the Fish by Lars Horn

3.75

Galatea by Madeline Miller

4.0

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

5.0

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

4.5

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

5.0

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I’m trying to figure out how I feel about the end.

I like the overall message of the involvement of Candace and I also think that how the end was written made me really feel her kind of descending into a kind of madness… the paranoia and irrational thinking etc were really well done in my opinion. However I feel like the instagram account and the dressing in Athena’s clothes etc felt maybe a little like… scooby doo?? Idk, maybe something a bit more simple and less grand plot would’ve been a more satisfying conclusion - although I’m not sure how that would’ve been done and I think I understand and least partially why it was done how it was done.

That being said, loved this book. Read it in one sitting. It was engaging and I felt really immersed in the world. The characters were all brilliantly flawed and frustrating and the whole thing felt very real (and taught me/made me realise a lot about the publishing industry!)

Thank you Rebecca F Kuang for another brilliant and thought provoking book :)