Lisa
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Rounded up from 3.75
I had fun with this book and enjoyed the choose your own adventure structure. I had heard a lot of mixed review going into this so my expectations weren't that high which I think aided my enjoyment. If it didn't have the choose your own adventure format I think I would have given this a lower rating but I did have fun making choices in the book so it got a bump for that.
I did find myself getting anxious for a choice if I had to go more than 20 pages without making one. Not sorry I read it.
Rounded up from 3.75
I had fun with this book and enjoyed the choose your own adventure structure. I had heard a lot of mixed review going into this so my expectations weren't that high which I think aided my enjoyment. If it didn't have the choose your own adventure format I think I would have given this a lower rating but I did have fun making choices in the book so it got a bump for that.
I did find myself getting anxious for a choice if I had to go more than 20 pages without making one. Not sorry I read it.
Rounded up from 3.75
This book is three sections, each told from a different characters point of view. I enjoyed my time inside each section but found the transition jarring and a bit clunky. I did not enjoy that last 50 or so pages and was not here for the ending - it just ended. I don't need everything tied up in a bow but I like some semblance of a conclusion. I felt like this ending just dropped you off a cliff.
This book is about belonging, class, race, immigration and gender with a bit of generational trauma thrown in. Lily's point of view was probably my favorite but I enjoyed Nick's and May's as well. It was interesting to read a bit about life life in China under Mao.
Audio was done well.
Rounded up from 3.75
This book is three sections, each told from a different characters point of view. I enjoyed my time inside each section but found the transition jarring and a bit clunky. I did not enjoy that last 50 or so pages and was not here for the ending - it just ended. I don't need everything tied up in a bow but I like some semblance of a conclusion. I felt like this ending just dropped you off a cliff.
This book is about belonging, class, race, immigration and gender with a bit of generational trauma thrown in. Lily's point of view was probably my favorite but I enjoyed Nick's and May's as well. It was interesting to read a bit about life life in China under Mao.
Audio was done well.
Rounded up from 3.75
This book is a atmospheric young adult historical fantasy with a romance sub plot. Plot pacing felt very slow to me and a bit repetitive - about 30% in and I was still wondering what the main plot of the book was. The plot picked up until the last 100 pages and I found that to be the best part of the reading experience for me. A slower plot usually doesn't bother me much if I feel the characters are well-developed. To me, both characters felt a bit flat to me which made the slow plot stand out more.
This is part one of a duology. The full story does get told with a small piece at the end that allows a jumping off point for book two. I'm not sure if I will continue with the series or not but I liked my experience. I also had the edition with the sprayed edges of a bookshelf and the beauty of the book did enhance my reading experience.
Rounded up from 3.75
This book is a atmospheric young adult historical fantasy with a romance sub plot. Plot pacing felt very slow to me and a bit repetitive - about 30% in and I was still wondering what the main plot of the book was. The plot picked up until the last 100 pages and I found that to be the best part of the reading experience for me. A slower plot usually doesn't bother me much if I feel the characters are well-developed. To me, both characters felt a bit flat to me which made the slow plot stand out more.
This is part one of a duology. The full story does get told with a small piece at the end that allows a jumping off point for book two. I'm not sure if I will continue with the series or not but I liked my experience. I also had the edition with the sprayed edges of a bookshelf and the beauty of the book did enhance my reading experience.
Rounded up from 4.5
I listened to this on audio and really enjoyed that experience. One narrator but she did all the many voices really well (there were one or two that were annoying but fit the characters personality so...) I also liked how when the MC is talking on the phone that comes through in the audio quality (sounds like a phone call).
This is a romance with depth - really explores the hypocrisy in hollywood for women & women of color as opposed to men and white women. And the the hoops one has to jump through just to ensure they have a future in a career they love. Both Win and Leo will drive you crazy at times but their interactions felt very real and I'm really obsessed with the ending of this book (before the epilogue).
There is an epilogue that wraps everything up. I didn't mind it (and usually don't) but warning for those that don't. I like seeing a peak into where the couple is at a future point in time. If you don't like those you can just skip.
This had been on my list for awhile and I'm glad I finally got to it - will be checking out other books written by this author duo!
Rounded up from 4.5
I listened to this on audio and really enjoyed that experience. One narrator but she did all the many voices really well (there were one or two that were annoying but fit the characters personality so...) I also liked how when the MC is talking on the phone that comes through in the audio quality (sounds like a phone call).
This is a romance with depth - really explores the hypocrisy in hollywood for women & women of color as opposed to men and white women. And the the hoops one has to jump through just to ensure they have a future in a career they love. Both Win and Leo will drive you crazy at times but their interactions felt very real and I'm really obsessed with the ending of this book (before the epilogue).
There is an epilogue that wraps everything up. I didn't mind it (and usually don't) but warning for those that don't. I like seeing a peak into where the couple is at a future point in time. If you don't like those you can just skip.
This had been on my list for awhile and I'm glad I finally got to it - will be checking out other books written by this author duo!
Rounded up from 3.75
