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When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes

CW: death of a parent, mention of death to car accident, death of a grandparent, dementia, medical content (scenes at a hospital), vomiting

Wow. This was phenomenal. I devoured this in less than 24 hours and it will hold a special place in my heart. It's emotional for sure, but a great read about grief and family. The way Tae Keller wove storytelling and Korean folklore into this story was beautiful. The imagery was excellent as well, it's rare I get a story where I can picture everything and When You Trap a Tiger did that for me. I loved it so much.