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De perfecte zus by Jean Kwok

22 reviews

knitterscasket's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious sad medium-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

3.5

Searching for Sylvie Lee is the story of the Lee family, Chinese immigrants to the US, whose high flying daughter Sylvie goes missing in the Netherlands when she goes to visit the dying grandmother who raised her. With the Dutch police not showing much interest younger sister Amy begins to investigate. Along the way she discovers Sylvie’s life wasn’t as perfect as it appeared, unearths a whole lot of family secrets, and finds strength and capabilities she didn’t know she had. This felt a bit flat for me and I often struggled to distinguish Sylvie’s and Amy’s storylines. Ma was the only character whose voice stood out. Still I was invested in finding out exactly happened.

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katherine_alexis's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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readchelsearead's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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stlkatiek's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

Part mystery and part family drama, this story centers around a missing Chinese-American woman who returns to Holland (where she spent her childhood) and goes missing. The story is told in three perspectives, with flashbacks from the missing woman, present day events from her sister who went to Holland to find her, and a mix of both from her mother. It dragged in places and the ending was a bit much, but overall it was a good enough read.

Read it Because:
It had been on my TBR forever

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minhdodo's review against another edition

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1.0

Spoiler alert!!! And trigger warning

At the end the story, suicide was took very lightly. It was made as a way to resolve the characters problem and conflict rather than a tragedy

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breanamichele's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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angelaf's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What a wonderful surprise! Searching for Sylvie Lee kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I wanted to know what happened to Sylvie and why, in addition to loving the exploration of our inner selves vs how we appear to others. The alternating voices ensure that hints to solving the mystery are revealed just a few at a time. I listened to the audiobook and loved how the different characters are voiced. Read if you enjoy: multiple narrators, non-traditional mysteries, unreliable narrators, strong settings

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rachech's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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bookishcori's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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