Dove Tanjung

Dove Tanjung is Claire Tanjung’s little sister. She is 2 years younger than her, and is 13.

Looks
Dove is not described a lot, but with a private conversation with the author, we figured she has hazel eyes and dark brown hair. Her hair isn’t as dark as Claire’s and she is shorter, but not by a lot. While Dove is average in her height, Claire is small. Dove’s hair is medium length and has a very slight wave.

Personality
Dove's personality isn’t exact but she seems from the book very stubborn and annoying. She also gets very irritated and grumpy by her older sister, and seems slightly exhausted because of her. Dove is crazy, but in a very lovable way.

Likes
There are no exact likes, but we know Dove must like her friends and Nico.

Dislikes
There are no exact dislikes, but we can assume she is impatient and does not like to wait by the fact that she was whining at Claire to go faster because she doesn’t want to be late.

We can also assume she doesn’t like being late based on the fact she yelled at Claire because she thought she might be late.

''"Oh my fricking gosh, get the frick back here! I do not want to be late because of you idiots!" Dove shrieked, her voice ear-splitingly loud despite how far away she was from them.''

Name Pronunciations
Her name is pronounced Duh-ve Tan-juh-ng

Love Interests
Dove’s main love interest is Nico Zimmerman, described a fanboy from the story. She denies several times that he is her boyfriend, but Claire keeps saying they are dating. It isn’t confirmed yet, but it might be in Sweeter Than Fiction.

We have also found several references from Dove and Nico to Dova and Niko from Butterflies by Phia Birdwatcher.

In Once Upon a Time by Naomi Tanjung, the author of Paper Rings, Naomi plans to make Dani Johnson the same age as Dove Tanjung. Dove Tanjung might become friends with Dani, or maybe more friends will be revealed.

Friends
We don’t know a lot about her friends, other than the fact that she was going to their house in chapter nine and had to be picked up at 2:00.

Her only friend that is stated in the book is Nico, who is possibly her boyfriend.

When we look at Butterflies by Phia Birdwatcher, her best friend is Elle Diacou, and the author

Relatives
The only relatives we know are Claire Tanjung, her older sister who seems to be a great older sister, though frustrating for Dove. Their relationship seems crazy, but good, as both of them love each other.

Appearances
Dove Tanjung appears in chapter nine in a letter Claire’s Mom wrote to Claire:

Claire,

''Your dad and I are going to breakfast. Your sister went out with some friends, she needs you to pick her up at 2:00. Asher has a car, he says he'll drive, which is nice of him, don't you think ;) ? You can make pancakes - the ingredients are laid out on the counter for you. Don't burn down the house! See you tonight, honey!''

Your Mother

Claire was going to meet up with some friends and had to be picked up at 2:00.

Dove’s major appearances happens in the epilogue of the story, where she is going to Nico’s house. The text says:

''Dove stood there watching her scramble, giggling. "What's the big deal? Where are you going?"''

Dove stands there watching Claire as she is looking for her phone. She is getting dropped off to Nico’s house, who may be her boyfriend, though she denies it.

''"No I don't!" Dove whined, dashing after her. "And hurry up, you're supposed to drop me off at Nico's house!"''

''"Yeah, yeah, yeah, your boyfriend's house, I got it." She muttered as she ransacked the house for her phone. "Come on, Dove, where's my phone?!"''

''"How am I supposed to know where it is?" Dove grumbled, plopping down on her bed as Claire threw things left and right. "And Nico is not my boyfriend."''

Dove’s nickname Dovey is said by Claire:

"Whatever you say, Dovey." Claire quipped, a huge smile overtaking her face. Nothing could put her in a bad mood today - nothing. Not even a grumpy sister who wouldn't admit she had a boyfriend. Claire didn't mind, to be honest. Nico was a nice guy, and he was an ultimate fanboy, no matter how many times he denied it.