I really enjoyed working through the characters constant missed connections. Great read.

I wished she would have said more at the end about her grandmother. I felt like the story didn’t end there.

It was okay. I felt like it wanted to be more than it was.

This book really meant a lot to me. It’s exploration of a complex, mother-daughter relationship was healing and thought provoking. It was beautifully written and I loved how the mother’s story and her daughters intertwined and supported each other, even after death. I would recommend this book to anyone. It’s a story of a young women learning who she is while learning about her mothers past, but also a murder mystery that leaves you wanting answers.

For me it wasn’t until towards the end of the book that I really got drawn in. And at the point, the story started to feel a bit far fetched. Although, I loved how the book shared the stories of several people who immigrated, making a life for themselves in America. There’s such rich pasts and unique challenges in the new land. It’s clever the way the book was written from the perspectives of both the mother and American-born daughter. Korean food mentions were weaved throughout the book, so if you’re familiar with that cuisine, I imagine you’d get and appreciate those references.

I found this book to be quite depressing. The characters are so secretive even when they claim to be protecting their loved ones that it causes harm rather than help. I also found the main character,Margot, to be very unsympathetic, especially toward her mother.