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ellemnope 's review for:
City of Orange
by David Yoon
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.