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ppphanon's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
I thought this was horror but I didn't expect to read historical fiction instead. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. It was enlightening to see how this young Filipina lead her life as an artist and pining for an Espanol while in the midst of a revolution. The story was mostly about her art and daily life, with whispers of the revolution in the background. Being a female artist was dicussed, but I wish we could've delve into that deeper along with being in love with an Espanol while the country was about to have a revolution. The present timeline part I find unnecessary.
misai's review
3.0
It left me hanging and I feel like it could have explored more on the story of Ning. It's like it was abruptly ended.
kysrobs's review
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
nicasio's review
2.0
I wanted to like this book. I appreciated a lot about the way it evoked its setting, and that it depicted families of artists, which isn't something I remember seeing before, in YA or otherwise. Unfortunately, there were just too many issues that kept me from really enjoying it. The prose was oddly formal, the characters all a bit caricatured, the sexual politics of the book were baffling to me, and the anti-imperial, revolutionary aspects of its politics felt weirdly tacked on as an afterthought, despite that those events figure so heavily into the life stories of the two main characters.
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