Reviews

When the Rainbow Goddess Wept by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

skypie237's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

ardavis414's review

4.0

This book is really a 3.5/5 but I rounded it up to 4. When The Rainbow Goddess Wept is a coming-of-age story about a young girl who experiences life, death, and sorrow in the Japanese-occupied Philippines during WWII.

While many parts of the story dragged and were quite predictable, this is still an informative piece of historical fiction about the Filipino experience during yet another occupation and war.

shrutizunje's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.25

moneyispizza's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5