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City of Orange by David Yoon
3.0
challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A good premise and an excellent twist, but this just didn't work for me. The plot was interesting, but repetitive and quite slow moving. A good psychological exploration that had a lot of potential. There just wasn't enough movement in the plot to keep me hooked, thus making it feel like the story went on for too long. There is a lot of rambling movement and there are frequent flashbacks that made things feel a little overly disjointed. This makes sense given the sense of confusion that the protagonist experiences, but joined with the slow pace it just made things a bit of a slog. Good concept, just not the execution I was looking for.