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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!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Abandonment
Moderate: Infidelity, Gaslighting
Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Toxic relationship, Violence
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
emotional
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Alcohol
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
So cute! I’m glad I decided to read it ! Never heard of it until the book festival either
Cute story about love at different levels (friendship, romantic relationships, parents/family). The drama with her parents was very unexpected and done very well! It was like a heart drop after drop! It shares knowledge about the Lunar New Year, which I’m not as knowledgeable about as well
Cute story about love at different levels (friendship, romantic relationships, parents/family). The drama with her parents was very unexpected and done very well! It was like a heart drop after drop! It shares knowledge about the Lunar New Year, which I’m not as knowledgeable about as well
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Cute
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
No
I loved this! A good story, great illustrations, lovable characters. The ending was a bit rushed, but otherwise I really enjoyed it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol
Really great coming of age YA graphic novel that explores the different kinds of love, relationships, and forgiveness that can feel really disorienting in early adulthood.
As the title suggests, Lunar New Year is central to the story and I loved that we got the chance to learn about New Year traditions from Vietnam and Korea. The fantasy elements of the story were also really well done, and a clever device for illustrating the main character’s growth over the course of the novel.
As the title suggests, Lunar New Year is central to the story and I loved that we got the chance to learn about New Year traditions from Vietnam and Korea. The fantasy elements of the story were also really well done, and a clever device for illustrating the main character’s growth over the course of the novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment
Moderate: Alcohol
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
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
This was such a fantastic story. I loved learning more about the lion dances and seeing the differences between Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean ways of celebrating Lunar New Year.
I also love how the different types of love were presented - love in friendship, in family, and in romantic love. It was so heartwarming and a little bit magical combined with everything else in the story.
That all being said, the grandma was definitely my favourite character. We love a fun granny.
The art was stunning, the story was heartwarming and hopeful, this book was definitely a win for me.
TW: alcohol consumption; mentions death of a parent, violence, cancer
I also love how the different types of love were presented - love in friendship, in family, and in romantic love. It was so heartwarming and a little bit magical combined with everything else in the story.
That all being said, the grandma was definitely my favourite character. We love a fun granny.
The art was stunning, the story was heartwarming and hopeful, this book was definitely a win for me.
TW: alcohol consumption; mentions death of a parent, violence, cancer
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Violence, Death of parent
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol