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courtknee__vn 's review for:
Beating Heart Baby
by Lio Min
emotional
hopeful
reflective
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wanted to rate this one higher but for some reason it just left me kind of unsatisfied? For one, it almost felt like 2 separate books all jammed into 1 and I think there was just so much going on that I couldn’t fully connect with the characters. Also I’m pretty sure I’ve read a book just like the first half of this and it’s driving me crazy that I can’t remember what it was 😂 I did really love the trans and queer rep, everything felt really authentic and was messy which made it realistic! Overall, it left me a little disappointed but I still liked it!