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Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
'๐พ๐ ๐๐๐
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐'
Strange weather in Tokyo gives me the feeling of the quietness, loneliness, yet light, simple and tender atmosphere in the narration like a warm breeze. I like cute interaction between protagonist and sensei sometimes. It's slowly introducing us to intimacy with different age gap, falling in love when you're not teen anymore, mundane day-to-day life, character's pasts. The way they both see things differently but still deeply connect in some way. Even though I wasn't 'fully' immersed with their relationship, but I still think the ending is emotional slightly. I'm not sure if the months pass, I will still remember details in this book other than its weird magical realism elements. There's no plot, but some vibe surely left inside me.
PS. Don't expect it to be 100% lighthearted since there contains some minor sensitive content, so if you might feel uncomfortable with them then I recommend to check trigger warning before checking it out.
Strange weather in Tokyo gives me the feeling of the quietness, loneliness, yet light, simple and tender atmosphere in the narration like a warm breeze. I like cute interaction between protagonist and sensei sometimes. It's slowly introducing us to intimacy with different age gap, falling in love when you're not teen anymore, mundane day-to-day life, character's pasts. The way they both see things differently but still deeply connect in some way. Even though I wasn't 'fully' immersed with their relationship, but I still think the ending is emotional slightly. I'm not sure if the months pass, I will still remember details in this book other than its weird magical realism elements. There's no plot, but some vibe surely left inside me.
PS. Don't expect it to be 100% lighthearted since there contains some minor sensitive content, so if you might feel uncomfortable with them then I recommend to check trigger warning before checking it out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Death
Out by Natsuo Kirino
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I expected OUT to be my top favorite book. It has potential. 3/4 of this book was absolutely amazing! The writer built atmosphere and various character's points of view in an appealing way. I couldn't put it down. I love the good, the bad and the ugly friendship there. It has 'more than just covering up the murder for a friend'. And trust me, it went quite far.
However, I'm the one among many readers who was truly disappointed with its ending. It ruins the first 3/4 in my opinion. I personally think it is unreasonable and weird. I do like weird storylines but not this๐ฎโ๐จ(๋_๋)
Note: Please bear in mind that this book has descriptions of some sensitive contents as mentioned in trigger warning below.
Tw : death,murder,rape,sexual assault,sexism, Physical abuse, torture, blood,body horror,domestic abuse
However, I'm the one among many readers who was truly disappointed with its ending. It ruins the first 3/4 in my opinion. I personally think it is unreasonable and weird. I do like weird storylines but not this๐ฎโ๐จ(๋_๋)
Note: Please bear in mind that this book has descriptions of some sensitive contents as mentioned in trigger warning below.
Tw : death,murder,rape,sexual assault,sexism, Physical abuse, torture, blood,body horror,domestic abuse