nila's Reviews (526)

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

i really liked this and the focus on the bravery of asking for help. I feel this is up there with The Little Prince in terms of speaking simply about life
challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

just so weird
adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This one dragged too much for me. The story itself is fine, and I'd say the plot was fairly predictable from the beginning. Unfortunately, there weren't were very few additions/surprises along the way that helped pace of the plot. 

It just felt like I was waiting for the inevitable and so I wasn't invested or excited to pick the book in between sittings. All in all, it's a cute story and there are some great character (I loved Nelson and Mei), but it had so much potential and did not live up to it. 

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Lykke og glede

Amy Tan

DID NOT FINISH: 36%

I read a Norwegian translation of the book. I loved the first stories, but the way it is written/translated just makes it drag a bit for me. I will try it in English for sure, because I do want to read this book and I liked the stories
challenging emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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dark emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

The chemistry between Kiki and Malakai was sooo good. I was having so much fun reading this. The third act drama was a bit silly in my opinion, but it was short-lived, and the ending was great!

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dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I feel bad about giving the book such a low rating, but I really disliked the way the spicy scenes were written. Other than that, the plot and other parts of the story itself were pretty enjoyable. 

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