Reviews with content warning for Abandonment - Lunar New Year Love Story

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Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang

35 reviews

novella42's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Phenomenal!!!

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mreadsbooks's review against another edition

4.0

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thenovelmaura's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful fast-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

A very sweet story! I can see why so many people recommend it. The illustrations were gorgeous and the lion dancing was very interesting to learn more about. While this is a romance, I liked that Val had impactful storylines involving her best friend and her family members, too. I was hoping it would be a bit more memorable but I enjoyed it for what it was.

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livcg's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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kylasmv15's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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esselleayy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Lovely teen romance that has heart and humor. Relatable characters from diverse backgrounds (different cultures, economic status, life experiences). The drama feels true to life, not contrived or overwrought the way many contemporary romances often feel (for me anyway). Illustrations are fabulous especially the lion dance scenes that really come to life.

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polkad0t's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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atreegrowsinbooks's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Thoroughly enjoyed this graphic novel. Went into it not knowing what to expect and was blown away by the illustrations.

I loved learning about the lion dancers! A cute story about finding love and self acceptance. Would 100% recommend!

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xvicesx's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-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

Reading this was difficult in so far as I wanted to enjoy the gorgeous illustrations and spend time looking over every detail as well as zooming through a beautiful and layered love story.

I enjoyed the setup for Valentina, the various bits of baggage that every character carries and the lovely intertwining with cultural elements of the Asian community in the US.

Beautiful throughout and highly recommended!

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pricklybabe19's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

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