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A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
3.5
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

I liked this one a lot! I really like Shirin's character right from the start. She held a lot of anger in her and rightfully so. I liked that she had no problem giving people's bullshit right back to them. The back and forth between her and Ocean got a little repetitive for me after awhile. It kind of started to seem like they were just having the same conversation over and over again about their relationship and there was one scene in particular where Ocean says something that I just find so cringy (saying "please don't do this to me, baby" to Shirin when they weren't even dating like why are you calling her baby LOL) but once they finally figured things out the story picked back up. I also enjoyed the side plot of Shirin breakdancing with her brother. Overall, I enjoyed this one and I definitely plan to pick up more of Mafi's work in the future!