A review by jacquiwonders
The Way Things Look to Me by Roopa Farooki

1.0

Don’t even bother to read this book. There’s no development of characters and relationships. There’s no focus in the story plot. It felt like three separate stories that are too cliche and superficial.

The protagonist Yasmin is diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome (AS). I often have a soft spot for characters like her and was looking forward to learn more about her. I was left disappointed to find her character under and poorly developed. Yasmin’s obsession with colours, routines and the lack of social skills feel stereotypical and tokenistic. It feels like the author googled up AS and just recreated this character when there is so much more behind the behaviours.

None of the characters are likeable and it just wasted my time skimming through this book with an underwhelming ending.