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IDK about this one - I know it's a YA Contemporary Romance, but the relationship between the main characters feels even more juvenile than that. They both have very valid reasons for wanting valedictorian, but even in a rivals/enemies to lovers there's some tension or chemistry going on. I'm going to give it three more chapters before I decide to DNF or not

What in the world am I reading?!

i just know that niven (and his version of god and jesus) would have loved hazbin hotel, a hard stan for sure

It’s devastating to hear about the oppression of women in such a casual manner. The fact that feet binding was a real practice… The author does a fantastic job being the narrator and her soothing tones make it easy to fall into the story.

Wow, this tutor has some major micro-aggressions.

This fiction jumps through time following both the story of trees and of a family mostly within Canada. Jumping between locations and time it is all sewn up in imperfect characters. There's just enough adventure and mystery to keep me turning the pages alongside beautifully moments, with just a hint of pain, that made me stop and cry. I find Michael Christie's writing has a balance of enough description to bring you to a location and enough space to not get bogged down in information. Near the end I felt he wrote shallow choices for his characters, but I would still look to read another book from him.

Jennette's ability to share her truth and her point of view with such integrity and clarity made this both break and fill up my heart for her. She went through so much from those who should have been her protectors which while hard to read is worth sharing. She stayed away from shock factor for shock sake.