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Take Us Back to Genesis
Summer begins and so does our story. Let's trek up North, where the weather is always perfect for bonfires with kith and kin. A place where even the little moments of joy become big memories.
Pack your bags and let the summer Take Us Back to Genesis!
Pack your bags and let the summer Take Us Back to Genesis!
180 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 24, 2022
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August 11, 2023
My gratitude to the author for providing an e-copy of the book!
Buckle up folks cause this is my first long one in a while.
Take Us Back to Genesis is a vignette of life in an orphanage, told in a dual timeline, from the perspective of a teenage boy who once lived in its halls. Genesis house sits upon the serpentine terrain of Baguio; and within the city’s confines, we witness Tim, our main character, navigate the equally sinuous trail of adolescence – a path riddled with grief and goodbyes but also with warmth and growth.
On the language and the writing:
The book was told in first person but there were times when it meandered down the seemingly omniscient narrator route for no logical reason and with no transition whatsoever. It confounded the storytelling and disrupted the reading experience. To be more specific, Tim seemed to know exactly what was going on with the other characters despite him being in a completely different part of the orphanage or despite being supposedly in class. These weird shifts went something like this:
If one decides to use the first person POV, one must also commit to its reach and its limits — meaning you cannot just abruptly take the entire narrative out of your chosen character’s POV whenever it doesn’t suit your purpose. If there has to be a change in the perspective, use demarcations (line breaks, chapter transitions, font variety, etc).
The decidedly Western colloquialisms imposed on dialogues were another peeve. Not only did it make for an awkward conversational flow, it also tested my ability to suspend my disbelief (and given that this is contemporary fiction, that is saying something). I mean “nerd”, really? This wasn’t your regular eyeroll-triggering, Wattpad-adapted-by-Netflix American teen. No self-respecting 16/17 year old Filipino boy in the 21st century would be brandishing the label against anyone as if it was the burn of the century. The word doesn’t possess the same bite that it presumably does in native Anglophone countries. Other instances include: using “cola” instead of “coke” to refer to soda, the overall subtleties in character mannerisms that felt forced and unnatural.
There were some glaringly discordant usages of verb tenses too and some iffy analogies and similes, but compared to the two main technical issues above, these were flies I could swat away and ignore.
On the characters:
Papercut diorama figures.
As the book is geared towards middle grade and YA, I wouldn’t consider this a major gripe. After all, the more vivid and cookie-cutter the characters are, the easier it is for a younger audience to grasp them and to relate to them. That being said, the characterization still could’ve been way stronger.
Tim got on my nerves. Presumptive of people’s needs and feelings, borderline petty, frustratingly indecisive. That’s a big green check mark for authenticity, I guess, for the incredibly realistic sketch of Filipino teenage boys, aka the most emotionally stunted and clueless group of people in this country. Lol jk (not).
Lolo and Daisy were ok, I suppose. Charlie is a dear. The rest? Vibrant but achingly flat.
On the plot:
Run of the mill and mundane in both a positive and slightly negative regard. There’s really nothing much to say about it aside from the summary I’ve preluded this review with.
I have a bone to pick with the conclusion, however. It was straight up bizarre to me. It felt slightly like an overcompensation, a last ditch attempt to inject the story with a little more oomph. It was so out of nowhere because the narrative wasn’t set up to accommodate the entire false-vision, unreliable-memory schtick as a sensical and rational finale. There was no deliberate foreshadowing and weak to zero build-up; the ending was just one long ‘huh’.
Final Remarks:
So Rachelle, why are you still giving a pitiful 2 stars when you’ve been nothing but a nitpicky jerk thus far?
Because I’m nice, that's why.
Jk. I’m not.
But as much as I try to balance a book’s objective flaws and/or distinctions with my general enjoyment of it, I’m a visceral and an emotional reader more than I am a critical one. And yes, this book did manage to make me feel something aside from the desire to skip to the last page.
Take Us Back to Genesis captured the essence of found family. I appreciated that a lot particularly because Filipinos are such faithful disciples of the whole blood-is-thicker-than-water proverb and tend to shuck the value of non-familial and non-romantic human connections over to the backseat. As if homes are inherently built on genetically-dictated loyalty and not love, kindness, empathy. So this book had been a refreshing break from the well-worn themes in Philippine media. There were moments that moved me and moments that genuinely made me smile. I loved the art and the illustrations as well!
It also earned points for the cozy vibe and the sense of nostalgia it elicited. Like Tim and Daisy, I was a 2k15 HS graduate, and Baguio housed many happy memories for me (as an Ilocano whose parents are both from Pangasinan lol; the City of Pines was a one-hour car-ride away).
In sum, a halfway decent storytelling feat. Shake off the dust a little, work out the kinks, and you have yourself a heartwarming little tale of family and growth.
Buckle up folks cause this is my first long one in a while.
Take Us Back to Genesis is a vignette of life in an orphanage, told in a dual timeline, from the perspective of a teenage boy who once lived in its halls. Genesis house sits upon the serpentine terrain of Baguio; and within the city’s confines, we witness Tim, our main character, navigate the equally sinuous trail of adolescence – a path riddled with grief and goodbyes but also with warmth and growth.
On the language and the writing:
The book was told in first person but there were times when it meandered down the seemingly omniscient narrator route for no logical reason and with no transition whatsoever. It confounded the storytelling and disrupted the reading experience. To be more specific, Tim seemed to know exactly what was going on with the other characters despite him being in a completely different part of the orphanage or despite being supposedly in class. These weird shifts went something like this:
I waved goodbye to my parents and headed out the door. Dad turned to mom and winked, grinning mischievously [proceeds to go on narrating stuff he would literally, textually have no way of knowing - and no, not for any more reasons; mind out of the gutter, fellas]
If one decides to use the first person POV, one must also commit to its reach and its limits — meaning you cannot just abruptly take the entire narrative out of your chosen character’s POV whenever it doesn’t suit your purpose. If there has to be a change in the perspective, use demarcations (line breaks, chapter transitions, font variety, etc).
The decidedly Western colloquialisms imposed on dialogues were another peeve. Not only did it make for an awkward conversational flow, it also tested my ability to suspend my disbelief (and given that this is contemporary fiction, that is saying something). I mean “nerd”, really? This wasn’t your regular eyeroll-triggering, Wattpad-adapted-by-Netflix American teen. No self-respecting 16/17 year old Filipino boy in the 21st century would be brandishing the label against anyone as if it was the burn of the century. The word doesn’t possess the same bite that it presumably does in native Anglophone countries. Other instances include: using “cola” instead of “coke” to refer to soda, the overall subtleties in character mannerisms that felt forced and unnatural.
There were some glaringly discordant usages of verb tenses too and some iffy analogies and similes, but compared to the two main technical issues above, these were flies I could swat away and ignore.
On the characters:
Papercut diorama figures.
As the book is geared towards middle grade and YA, I wouldn’t consider this a major gripe. After all, the more vivid and cookie-cutter the characters are, the easier it is for a younger audience to grasp them and to relate to them. That being said, the characterization still could’ve been way stronger.
Tim got on my nerves. Presumptive of people’s needs and feelings, borderline petty, frustratingly indecisive. That’s a big green check mark for authenticity, I guess, for the incredibly realistic sketch of Filipino teenage boys, aka the most emotionally stunted and clueless group of people in this country. Lol jk (not).
Lolo and Daisy were ok, I suppose. Charlie is a dear. The rest? Vibrant but achingly flat.
On the plot:
Run of the mill and mundane in both a positive and slightly negative regard. There’s really nothing much to say about it aside from the summary I’ve preluded this review with.
I have a bone to pick with the conclusion, however. It was straight up bizarre to me. It felt slightly like an overcompensation, a last ditch attempt to inject the story with a little more oomph. It was so out of nowhere because the narrative wasn’t set up to accommodate the entire false-vision, unreliable-memory schtick as a sensical and rational finale. There was no deliberate foreshadowing and weak to zero build-up; the ending was just one long ‘huh’.
Final Remarks:
So Rachelle, why are you still giving a pitiful 2 stars when you’ve been nothing but a nitpicky jerk thus far?
Because I’m nice, that's why.
Jk. I’m not.
But as much as I try to balance a book’s objective flaws and/or distinctions with my general enjoyment of it, I’m a visceral and an emotional reader more than I am a critical one. And yes, this book did manage to make me feel something aside from the desire to skip to the last page.
Take Us Back to Genesis captured the essence of found family. I appreciated that a lot particularly because Filipinos are such faithful disciples of the whole blood-is-thicker-than-water proverb and tend to shuck the value of non-familial and non-romantic human connections over to the backseat. As if homes are inherently built on genetically-dictated loyalty and not love, kindness, empathy. So this book had been a refreshing break from the well-worn themes in Philippine media. There were moments that moved me and moments that genuinely made me smile. I loved the art and the illustrations as well!
It also earned points for the cozy vibe and the sense of nostalgia it elicited. Like Tim and Daisy, I was a 2k15 HS graduate, and Baguio housed many happy memories for me (as an Ilocano whose parents are both from Pangasinan lol; the City of Pines was a one-hour car-ride away).
In sum, a halfway decent storytelling feat. Shake off the dust a little, work out the kinks, and you have yourself a heartwarming little tale of family and growth.
April 13, 2022
** copy given by the author for me to review **
serious review time yall 😵💫😵💫 its a rare time indeed !
okay so ! i found this book to be very sweet and solid . although i did have a few gripes with the book and they definitely hindered some of the overall integrity , theres no denying that this is a very satisfactory book . ill start first with the negatives , then i can end on the positives . to start , i find the writing to be very simplistic and snappy . while that isnt connately a bad thing , theres no room for deeper undertones and / or depth for the language to be explored . but that honestly falls victim to my preference for more illustrative writing , so ill go easy on that complaint . however , ( this , i can actually complain abt ) , because of the simplistic writing , a lot of the dialogue feels very contrived and exposition can feel imposed on you instead of feeling organically weaved into the story as the writing is so simplistic . and while those two gripes are very minor to me , they are present throughout the entirety of the book . it even took a bit for me to get into it , honestly . if you have a problem with them and see them as giant errors , i wouldnt recommend picking this up . however , moving on to the positives , i can first of all compliment how atmospheric this book is . although the writing is indeed simplistic and can feel lacking in descriptions , we can attribute the beautiful illustrations for enhancing the books visual tokens . not to mention , the fundamental premise of this book is so sweet and heartwarming . the characters all act as pillars of the genesis respectively , and each of them are entirely indivual and distinctively their own . not to mention the end which actually shocked me to my core like i did not expect that at all . overall , this was a fun and short read , and i personally would recommend it :DD
serious review time yall 😵💫😵💫 its a rare time indeed !
okay so ! i found this book to be very sweet and solid . although i did have a few gripes with the book and they definitely hindered some of the overall integrity , theres no denying that this is a very satisfactory book . ill start first with the negatives , then i can end on the positives . to start , i find the writing to be very simplistic and snappy . while that isnt connately a bad thing , theres no room for deeper undertones and / or depth for the language to be explored . but that honestly falls victim to my preference for more illustrative writing , so ill go easy on that complaint . however , ( this , i can actually complain abt ) , because of the simplistic writing , a lot of the dialogue feels very contrived and exposition can feel imposed on you instead of feeling organically weaved into the story as the writing is so simplistic . and while those two gripes are very minor to me , they are present throughout the entirety of the book . it even took a bit for me to get into it , honestly . if you have a problem with them and see them as giant errors , i wouldnt recommend picking this up . however , moving on to the positives , i can first of all compliment how atmospheric this book is . although the writing is indeed simplistic and can feel lacking in descriptions , we can attribute the beautiful illustrations for enhancing the books visual tokens . not to mention , the fundamental premise of this book is so sweet and heartwarming . the characters all act as pillars of the genesis respectively , and each of them are entirely indivual and distinctively their own . not to mention the end which actually shocked me to my core like i did not expect that at all . overall , this was a fun and short read , and i personally would recommend it :DD
March 12, 2022
*Given a copy by the author to review
Ok, I'll admit I'm not a fan of Young Adult genre(and I usually avoid it) because for the main reason: I'm not in that age range anymore.
BUT, after reading books with dark or heavy stories, this was definitely a nice and fresh read that just felt... like a nice, comfortable hug
This book transported me to Baguio, and I have never set foot there. I felt the ambiance and heck, even the cold temperature of it.
Anyway, this book was lighthearted and easy to read.
Just had a couple issues.
First one, dialogue sometimes felt forced to me, like it didn't feel natural or was too formal to me.
Second, some grammatical or typing errors that I found a few times, like some words weren't spaced and were combined.
Also, the ending made my eyebrows rise. Did not expect that it in this kind of book.
I liked that surprise and it did make me go "wtf?"
Overall, enjoyed the story, characters and the light read.
Actual rating: 4.5
Ok, I'll admit I'm not a fan of Young Adult genre(and I usually avoid it) because for the main reason: I'm not in that age range anymore.
BUT, after reading books with dark or heavy stories, this was definitely a nice and fresh read that just felt... like a nice, comfortable hug
This book transported me to Baguio, and I have never set foot there. I felt the ambiance and heck, even the cold temperature of it.
Anyway, this book was lighthearted and easy to read.
Just had a couple issues.
First one, dialogue sometimes felt forced to me, like it didn't feel natural or was too formal to me.
Second, some grammatical or typing errors that I found a few times, like some words weren't spaced and were combined.
Also, the ending made my eyebrows rise. Did not expect that it in this kind of book.
I liked that surprise and it did make me go "wtf?"
Overall, enjoyed the story, characters and the light read.
Actual rating: 4.5
did-not-finish
March 14, 2022The author provided me an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
DNF after Chapter 5 (26 pages, 15%)
DNF rating: 1.5/5 (I don't use Goodreads ratings for DNFs).
Despite the book's short length, I don't think I can finish this book to give it a proper review. I found the writing style to be very juvenile and in severe need of workshopping with skilled editors and beta readers. From Chapter 1, there were just too many grammatical and typographical errors for me to ignore. Within five short chapters, a lot of characters have already been introduced and none of them have enough characterization work for me to be emotionally hooked in. There is also a lack of worldbuilding. Thus, without feeling connected to either characters or setting, I didn't feel interested to continue.
Some things I still appreciated:
- The Baguio setting: I feel like leaning more into this would do wonders for this book.
- Food descriptions are good. Again, I feel like leaning more into this would be to this book's advantage.
- The beautiful illustrations
DNF after Chapter 5 (26 pages, 15%)
DNF rating: 1.5/5 (I don't use Goodreads ratings for DNFs).
Despite the book's short length, I don't think I can finish this book to give it a proper review. I found the writing style to be very juvenile and in severe need of workshopping with skilled editors and beta readers. From Chapter 1, there were just too many grammatical and typographical errors for me to ignore. Within five short chapters, a lot of characters have already been introduced and none of them have enough characterization work for me to be emotionally hooked in. There is also a lack of worldbuilding. Thus, without feeling connected to either characters or setting, I didn't feel interested to continue.
Some things I still appreciated:
- The Baguio setting: I feel like leaning more into this would do wonders for this book.
- Food descriptions are good. Again, I feel like leaning more into this would be to this book's advantage.
- The beautiful illustrations
June 24, 2022
My gratitude to the author for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Take Us Back to Genesis recounts the last year of Timothy Ignacio's stay in Genesis House, an orphanage in Baguio City founded by an old couple who couldn't bear a child. It is a tale of young love, unconventional family structure, dreams, grief, and regrets.
It is very digestible and hooking from the start. I like the narrator's direct but reminiscent voice, although, there are times when the narration is dull or monotonous and all I can ask for is more use of imagery to drag me back to the story and keep pace with what's going on. It's really short but it took me hours to finish it because of this problem.
Nonetheless, it is a nice young adult novel by a new author with swell climax, I was actually hoping for the bomb, and thank gee it was there. I love getting nervous and anticipating when's the bomb gonna explode (even if I'm not sure if there's really a bomb, ya know.) The orphanage's system is a bit idealistic to me, nevertheless, it's refreshing and heartwarming (and kinda sad, considering...) Anyway, we need more people like Lolo (and his wife!!) I love the character dynamics. The banters and dialogues are funny and remarkable!
These are my favorite lines from this novel, it's still making me tear up, lol:
“Bring me giants!”
“Tell me when the giants come and if you have conquered them.”
“I want to do something for myself before I forget who I am.”
Admit it or not, we all thought of things like these when we were 17. I mean, isn't that the very age when we felt so powerful and treated the world as our oyster? Or, maybe it's just me. I'm dramatic, like that.
Take Us Back to Genesis recounts the last year of Timothy Ignacio's stay in Genesis House, an orphanage in Baguio City founded by an old couple who couldn't bear a child. It is a tale of young love, unconventional family structure, dreams, grief, and regrets.
It is very digestible and hooking from the start. I like the narrator's direct but reminiscent voice, although, there are times when the narration is dull or monotonous and all I can ask for is more use of imagery to drag me back to the story and keep pace with what's going on. It's really short but it took me hours to finish it because of this problem.
Nonetheless, it is a nice young adult novel by a new author with swell climax, I was actually hoping for the bomb, and thank gee it was there. I love getting nervous and anticipating when's the bomb gonna explode (even if I'm not sure if there's really a bomb, ya know.) The orphanage's system is a bit idealistic to me, nevertheless, it's refreshing and heartwarming (and kinda sad, considering...) Anyway, we need more people like Lolo (and his wife!!) I love the character dynamics. The banters and dialogues are funny and remarkable!
These are my favorite lines from this novel, it's still making me tear up, lol:
“Bring me giants!”
“Tell me when the giants come and if you have conquered them.”
“I want to do something for myself before I forget who I am.”
Admit it or not, we all thought of things like these when we were 17. I mean, isn't that the very age when we felt so powerful and treated the world as our oyster? Or, maybe it's just me. I'm dramatic, like that.
March 24, 2023
Caveat: The author sent me a copy of the book for an honest review.
Given that this is self-published, I will provide some constructive feedback instead of my usual rants. Hope this helps the author in their future work and my comment on the blurb is still actionable.
Overall, the structure is well-intentioned; I've definitely seen the techniques in award-winning books, but the execution could be tighter.
Genre:
I rarely go into a book blindly, so I didn't like that the Goodreads blurb is vague. I couldn't figure out what the genre was. Upon reading, my guess is that it's coming-of-age, which is my least favorite genre, unfortunately. I don't like it that much simply because there's more focus on character development over plot. It's easy to not meet expectations in this genre because it requires well-developed characters, compared to YA dystopia for example. The main jarring aspect of this book is that the tone is chick-lit-type light but it has scenes meant to induce tears. I cry easily with books so I really wished that the writing leaned into wringing tears from me (kdrama-level emo) instead of the observer tone that wasn't immersive.
Time Jumps:
The book jumps between present and past timelines but it was confusing in the beginning since there were no obvious markers. Some books put the time in the chapter headings, some insert a line or several asterisks within the chapter. The technique used was present tense for the present timeline and past tense for the past timeline but until I figured this out, I thought the grammar was wrong.
POV:
Reviewer Rachel was on point about the first-person POV being omniscient, which shouldn't be the case. All the inserted omniscient scenes could have been deleted altogether, since the narrator tells us again anyway. Given the third act twist, I realized that the use of the first-person POV was intended to portray an unreliable narrator, a very common technique in psychological thrillers. Unfortunately, I didn't feel that there were enough incidents or foreshadowing to justify that twist.
Artwork:
The drawings were nice; I felt so smart when I noticed that some of them had Daisy's signature, including the cover. I feel that all of the artwork should just be Daisy's since she's the artist character. The other drawings, especially those meant to portray photos, could be omitted. I also wished I could see her award-winning painting and that the drawings would be more on candid action sketches than portraits. There was a big missed opportunity to structure the book like Daisy's sketchbook with Tim's commentary in the margins.
Alright, I'll stop giving free advice now lol
Given that this is self-published, I will provide some constructive feedback instead of my usual rants. Hope this helps the author in their future work and my comment on the blurb is still actionable.
Overall, the structure is well-intentioned; I've definitely seen the techniques in award-winning books, but the execution could be tighter.
Genre:
I rarely go into a book blindly, so I didn't like that the Goodreads blurb is vague. I couldn't figure out what the genre was. Upon reading, my guess is that it's coming-of-age, which is my least favorite genre, unfortunately. I don't like it that much simply because there's more focus on character development over plot. It's easy to not meet expectations in this genre because it requires well-developed characters, compared to YA dystopia for example. The main jarring aspect of this book is that the tone is chick-lit-type light but it has scenes meant to induce tears. I cry easily with books so I really wished that the writing leaned into wringing tears from me (kdrama-level emo) instead of the observer tone that wasn't immersive.
Time Jumps:
The book jumps between present and past timelines but it was confusing in the beginning since there were no obvious markers. Some books put the time in the chapter headings, some insert a line or several asterisks within the chapter. The technique used was present tense for the present timeline and past tense for the past timeline but until I figured this out, I thought the grammar was wrong.
POV:
Reviewer Rachel was on point about the first-person POV being omniscient, which shouldn't be the case. All the inserted omniscient scenes could have been deleted altogether, since the narrator tells us again anyway. Given the third act twist, I realized that the use of the first-person POV was intended to portray an unreliable narrator, a very common technique in psychological thrillers. Unfortunately, I didn't feel that there were enough incidents or foreshadowing to justify that twist.
Artwork:
The drawings were nice; I felt so smart when I noticed that some of them had Daisy's signature, including the cover. I feel that all of the artwork should just be Daisy's since she's the artist character. The other drawings, especially those meant to portray photos, could be omitted. I also wished I could see her award-winning painting and that the drawings would be more on candid action sketches than portraits. There was a big missed opportunity to structure the book like Daisy's sketchbook with Tim's commentary in the margins.
Alright, I'll stop giving free advice now lol
February 14, 2023
A free copy was given to me by the author in exchange for an honest review.
Take Us Back to Genesis is a slice of life, almost coming of age story that tells the experience of Tim Ignacio and his life at Genesis Orphanage in Baguio City, Philippines. The novella also gives glimpses of how his relationships are with fellow children at the orphanage as well as with their caretakers.
Things I liked:
- Foreshadowing and (very loose) parallels to The Catcher in The Rye
- Detailed characterization
- The unexpected ending
Things I didn’t like:
- There’s not much plot.
- Things were too positive. Conflicts are either easily solved or negated by a positive event.
- Some parts drag on without anything really happening.
While I usually am a bit lenient with self-published books when it comes to their writing style, I found this pretty okay compared to others I’ve read. There is still need for an editor, but the writer does have consistency in his writing and is descriptive enough to be able to tell the story and show the characters emotion well enough.
But for the story itself, however, I found that there’s no real plot and that there’s too much focus on characterization. It’s not necessarily a bad thing as you could tell there was so much thought put into the characters, even the minor ones, but I’m not personally a fan of slice of life. There’s not much conflict happening throughout the story, there are events that were significant enough to be able to change how things are but they were presented more as a catalyst for things to come more than a hurdle that the characters should be facing.
I mentioned that this was an almost coming of age story. It has the right elements for a coming-of-age story and background was set up for Tim to make him a very interesting character to follow but because there’s not much plot and real conflict, there was no real progression or weight to it. And I think that’s a shame because the ending was good but the effect could have been better.
Overall, so much potential for a deeper, more compelling story but it's still a decent slice of life.
Take Us Back to Genesis is a slice of life, almost coming of age story that tells the experience of Tim Ignacio and his life at Genesis Orphanage in Baguio City, Philippines. The novella also gives glimpses of how his relationships are with fellow children at the orphanage as well as with their caretakers.
Things I liked:
- Foreshadowing and (very loose) parallels to The Catcher in The Rye
- Detailed characterization
- The unexpected ending
Things I didn’t like:
- There’s not much plot.
- Things were too positive. Conflicts are either easily solved or negated by a positive event.
- Some parts drag on without anything really happening.
While I usually am a bit lenient with self-published books when it comes to their writing style, I found this pretty okay compared to others I’ve read. There is still need for an editor, but the writer does have consistency in his writing and is descriptive enough to be able to tell the story and show the characters emotion well enough.
But for the story itself, however, I found that there’s no real plot and that there’s too much focus on characterization. It’s not necessarily a bad thing as you could tell there was so much thought put into the characters, even the minor ones, but I’m not personally a fan of slice of life. There’s not much conflict happening throughout the story, there are events that were significant enough to be able to change how things are but they were presented more as a catalyst for things to come more than a hurdle that the characters should be facing.
I mentioned that this was an almost coming of age story. It has the right elements for a coming-of-age story and background was set up for Tim to make him a very interesting character to follow but because there’s not much plot and real conflict, there was no real progression or weight to it. And I think that’s a shame because the ending was good but the effect could have been better.
Overall, so much potential for a deeper, more compelling story but it's still a decent slice of life.
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