Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Starfish

by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Kiko Himura yearns to escape the toxic relationship with her mother by getting into her dream art school, but when things do not work out as she hoped Kiko jumps at the opportunity to tour art schools with her childhood friend, learning life-changing truths about herself and her past along the way.

Reviewed by leahrosereads on

5 of 5 stars

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Holy shit, this book!

This book hit me so freaking hard. Kiki's story was so different than mine when I was her age, and yet, there were a lot of similarities too. I know what it is to have that type of relationship with a parent. And it can be the hardest thing to deal with in the world.

This was beautiful and heart wrenching and inspiring. And Kiko is most likely going to be one of my favorite characters of 2019, and this book is most likely going to be in my top 10.

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  • 23 February, 2019: Reviewed