![]() ![]() ![]() Starfish follows Kiko Himura, a Japanese-American girl living aspiring to gain entrance into her coveted art school, Prism. At times it is tough to read, the content can be heavy and sickening, but for me the strength and resilience of Kiko as a character, and her personal growth more then made up for the bits that were hard to read. It’s emotive and moving and thoughtful, and honestly on par with contemporary YA favourites this year like The Hate U Give. I would not hesitate to say it feels like Akemi Dawn Bowman put everything she had into this book. And now that she is finally free to be her own person outside the constricting walls of her home life, Kiko learns life-changing truths about herself, her past, and how to be brave. So when she receives an invitation from her childhood friend to leave her small town and tour art schools on the west coast, Kiko jumps at the opportunity in spite of the anxieties and fears that attempt to hold her back. ![]() With a mother who makes her feel unremarkable and a half-Japanese heritage she doesn’t quite understand, Kiko prefers to keep her head down, certain that once she makes it into her dream art school, Prism, her real life will begin.īut then Kiko doesn’t get into Prism, at the same time her abusive uncle moves back in with her family. Kiko Himura has always had a hard time saying exactly what she’s thinking. content warnings: parental abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, suicide attempt, anxious thoughts.diversity: biracial mc (Japanese/White), anxiety representation. ![]()
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