This is honestly one of the most interesting memoirs I have ever read. In 'The Fate We Make' Simone recounts, not only hers, but her family's story. Each woman has their own story to tell and each one of them persevered through whatever life threw at them. I am in awe of these women and of Simone. They have been through so much...yet hope was never truly lost and I think that's such a beautiful message in itself.

Another thing I loved was learning more about Signapore and the culture and traditions that took root here. It was so interesting to read about!

Even though this is a memoir, it reads a lot more like a story, a story where each generation added their own voice. Simone Warren has such a talent for storytelling and I can confidently say that I want to read more of her work. 

The subjects that this book deals in are not at all light but Warren seemed well able to delicately tell these stories while allowing readers to still understand the true hardships the women in this book faced. 

In a way, generational trauma is quite evident in this book, history repeated itself often, and Warren did a great job at describing how different relationships affected both the people in them and those who were close to the people in said relationships.

This book is a perfect mix of hope and despair, light and darkness, and is not a book to be missed!