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bookcaptivated's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Medical content, and Abandonment
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infertility, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Racism, Suicide, Dementia, and Pregnancy
durrareadsstuff's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
"I don't think it's that black-and-white," he said.
"It's not a panda?"
His lip quirked up on one side (the right, never the left). "No, not a panda."
An amazing story about one side to asian-american's lives💫There's so much I didn't know before reading this. I think the author did a good job in making the chinese terms and culture understandable for all audiences.
Although this book covers quite a few heavy themes (e.g. racism, body shaming, family relationships) it didn't lose its fluffy and rom-com aspects. The writing made me crack up so much. I loved Darren and Mei's relationship. They're not unnecessarily dramatic and they're just so cute 😍😍😍
Mei also had to rethink her future and I find that to be most relatable for me cause I'm not that sure of what to do for my degree either. And I find myself agreeing a lot of what she's saying and feeling. Like how she finds biology to be really boring and super icky with germs but she was like, I'll probably get over it. And I loved seeing Mei stand up for herself and figuring out what she wants. Her confidence really shot up and I was rooting for her! I think the characters were really lovable - and I liked how Mei just listened to her mom and not interrupt her and blame it all on her cause Mama had it rough too and she's trying very hard.
This book kinda caught me by surprise cause I was expecting an all fluffy book but instead I got a pretty theme-y one—which made me love it soo much more!! ❤️❤️
Although this book covers quite a few heavy themes (e.g. racism, body shaming, family relationships) it didn't lose its fluffy and rom-com aspects. The writing made me crack up so much. I loved Darren and Mei's relationship. They're not unnecessarily dramatic and they're just so cute 😍😍😍
Mei also had to rethink her future and I find that to be most relatable for me cause I'm not that sure of what to do for my degree either. And I find myself agreeing a lot of what she's saying and feeling. Like how she finds biology to be really boring and super icky with germs but she was like, I'll probably get over it. And I loved seeing Mei stand up for herself and figuring out what she wants. Her confidence really shot up and I was rooting for her! I think the characters were really lovable - and I liked how Mei just listened to her mom and not interrupt her and blame it all on her cause Mama had it rough too and she's trying very hard.
This book kinda caught me by surprise cause I was expecting an all fluffy book but instead I got a pretty theme-y one—which made me love it soo much more!! ❤️❤️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Racism and Toxic relationship
Minor: Infertility, Medical content, and Grief