I gave this book 3.5/5 stars, rounding down to three stars. I rounded down as I felt this book "showed" rather than "told" the story it was trying to tell.
This is a historical women's fiction that tells the story of three women who are Korean "Picture Brides" come to Hawaii during the early part of 20th Century. They come to Hawaii to become the wives of Korean men who have arrived the decade prior for work.
The main character (Willow) was told lots of lies by the agency that she used to come to America, including that she would be able to go to school. She instead is married to a man nine years older than her who is a landlord.
I felt this could have been a truly wonderful story to tell, had it been shown but I felt like I was reading a non-fiction book.
I received an advance review copy for free from Bookish First, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
This is a historical women's fiction that tells the story of three women who are Korean "Picture Brides" come to Hawaii during the early part of 20th Century. They come to Hawaii to become the wives of Korean men who have arrived the decade prior for work.
The main character (Willow) was told lots of lies by the agency that she used to come to America, including that she would be able to go to school. She instead is married to a man nine years older than her who is a landlord.
I felt this could have been a truly wonderful story to tell, had it been shown but I felt like I was reading a non-fiction book.
I received an advance review copy for free from Bookish First, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.