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This short, intriguing and brilliantly crafted novel follows a family's grief after the brutal murder of a young girl, told through three perspectives. As the victim's sister seeks closure years later, the story reveals the impact and consequences left behind.

A fast read, Kwon‘s Lemon is the story of a murder and how that act reverberates through time. Told through multiple POVs—the victim‘s younger sister and the new wife of one of the original suspects—this is a story about how people process and move beyond, if they do, such a horrific tragedy. As such, it is not particularly interested in giving the reader a resolution focusing instead on how the survivors reach theirs. An entertaining read.

Lemon was our February pick for Fountain Faraway book club (books in translation) and this was a great read! I really enjoyed this unusual thriller that the reader has to piece together. It was really good and the discussion was even better!

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Although the tagged book I‘m reading is most definitely not a read for #Swoonathon, my bookmark is full of romance! @kimmypete1

This didn‘t work well as an audiobook for me. Despite multiple narrators, I had trouble following the jumps in time, perspective, and plot. This slim novel definitely packs a punch, but I had to read an online guide to have it make sense. If I had more time, I‘d probably fall down a rabbit hole of the South Korean “high school beauty murders” on which it is based. Definitely some Adnan Sayed vibes. Still a so-so as an #audiobook.

Finished this #Netgalley audiobook while working out this morning. In the years following an unsolved murder of a high school girl. It was listed as a thriller mystery, but there were no thrills here. It was very slow moving, and I ended up giving it two stars.

#TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon

Listened to this short crime novel on #audiobook I recommend that format (read by cast) because I think following who is speaking when might me confusing in print. Not really a mystery but more about the characters and how they interact and develop. Even the smaller characters came to life (the police detective in the first scene) #ARC #Netgalley

Such a bumper season for new books. The tagged one caught my eye….literary crime novel exploring class and privilege in Korea 👍🏼

This short quirky Korean novel is billed as a thriller, but it‘s really not. There is a murder and we do explore whodunit but it‘s more a study of grief, and the meaning of life (and death).

The story is told from 3 different POVs, which made it difficult to follow sometimes but still a satisfying read.

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