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Black Water Sister by Zen Cho
4.75
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Loved this story! I love how the dialogue effectively conveyed the myriad dialects/languages of Malaysia. Jess's growth was wonderful to see throughout the book. I love this type of book where all the gods are real and sharing the space with each other, and it was cool to see that set in a pantheon I am not as familiar with, and the author ended with book with lots of resources to learn more about it! 

I do wish the book was a little bit longer and could have more fleshed out some parts (like the relationship with her parents.)