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How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao

31 reviews

kateelissa's review against another edition

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4.0

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aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

It's giving Gossip Girl, Ace of Spades, Pretty Little Liars, all of Karen McManus' YA books but set with a predominantly Asian cast. So if you liked any of those, this could be right up your alley. I enjoyed it although it was a little predictable. I connected a lot with the whole "Asian immigrant family expecting the best" thing because I experienced that in my school years. Like ridiculous expectations of being the best and not talking about your mental health struggles because you have to be strong and look at the sacrifices your family did so you could grow up in America. So some of it hit real close to home.
I wish at the end we knew the secret of the Golden Trio but it was still a fulfilling (although maybe a bit frustrating) ending.
F in the chat for Alexander tho. Man shot his shot.

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jessicagill's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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skypotion's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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starlightloving's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I read this for my YA Literature class and I definitely enjoyed the story, but it still fell flat and easily predictable/cheesy in some spots. Some characters had extremely wishy washy personalities that flipped on a dime and the romance/crush from a friend subplot was aggravating at best. This was a murder mystery and that friend’s crush felt extremely out of place to me.

The pace was extremely quick, which I really loved. It made it easy to fly through the story, even when I’m normally an extremely slow reader. I also really enjoyed the supporting/expanding flashback chapters, I think they really added to the story. The Tip Tap confessions were also amusing and helped give dimension to unnamed classmates, building the student body’s details and struggles without taking away from the main characters. They were also a nice bit of outsider POV, which I always love.

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