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A review by illtakethenightshiftx
One Hundred Shadows by Hwang Jungeun
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review!
I didn’t think I was going to finish this, but my kindle said I had 20 minutes left so I figured I’d finish it 🤷♀️
This book was fine. As in, it was a book that I read that had characters who did things and talked about their lives/situations. But there was no really plot, just vibes which isn’t really my speed, but can be effective when done well. There were elements of magical realism that were mentioned in the blurb, but those elements really weren’t explored on a deeper level.
I was totally sold on the blurb, but wasn’t sucked in once the story got underway and there are no quotation marks (!!) which made the story difficult to follow, especially given that there were only a handful of characters. I’m not sure if things were literally lost in translation, but this story really didn’t do it for me. I need to be able to connect to at least one character, but I couldn’t connect with anyone.