swordsandstacks's reviews
96 reviews

my big gay crush on zoya has grown exponentially,, nikolai u better watch ur back bestie 

very informative, but the writing style threw me off a bit

overall a good read, but i felt like it could have used another 100 pages or so. it was missing a lot of depth in the plot and the ending wrapped up too quickly. 

three slurs on the first two pages, yeaaaaa no thanks i'm good 

i learned so much from this book. it's told from such an unique perspective, and chock-full of information regarding japanese colonialism in korea, american colonialism in korea, and how that trauma travels through generations. i love love love anything with a multi-generational structure, but this just changed the game for me. it's absolutely devastating to the point of it making me ill at some parts, but i think that just speaks to the power of the story. i don't know if i would necessarily recommend this to anyone given how upsetting it is, but it's definitely a new favourite for me!