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A review by readerpants
Return to Cherry Blossom Way by Jeannie Chin
3.0
3.5 stars. Yay: interesting family dynamics, small town, Asian MCs. Second chance romances are a fave trope of mine normally, but this one makes me understand the perspective of a reading buddy who hates them. I'm not sure they *should* get back together so precipitously? I'm just concerned for them as a couple and for each of them and their mental health individually.
Also, ok, this is probably silly BUT. in the final chapter before the epilogue, there's a throwaway description of her NY apartment with big windows, including how she hand-selected sea glass and slate and a five star showerhead for her bathroom renovation. WHAT. does this mean she owns an apartment in Manhattan? Is she hand selecting a custom shower as a RENTER? what kind of money is she making for this magazine???? And if she owns (and can now presumably rent or sell) a recently renovated fancypants Manhattan apartment, why is she concerned about finances at all? She could sell it and make bank, or at least enough bank that she doesn't need to worry about her finances in small town NC for a good long while. This kind of reminds me of my least favorite ending of a movie of all time, where after following this hipster couple across the country visiting friends and checking out different cities they might want to live in it turns out that they actually owned an empty, gorgeous beach house the whole time. WTF I'M STILL MAD.
Also, ok, this is probably silly BUT. in the final chapter before the epilogue, there's a throwaway description of her NY apartment with big windows, including how she hand-selected sea glass and slate and a five star showerhead for her bathroom renovation. WHAT. does this mean she owns an apartment in Manhattan? Is she hand selecting a custom shower as a RENTER? what kind of money is she making for this magazine???? And if she owns (and can now presumably rent or sell) a recently renovated fancypants Manhattan apartment, why is she concerned about finances at all? She could sell it and make bank, or at least enough bank that she doesn't need to worry about her finances in small town NC for a good long while. This kind of reminds me of my least favorite ending of a movie of all time, where after following this hipster couple across the country visiting friends and checking out different cities they might want to live in it turns out that they actually owned an empty, gorgeous beach house the whole time. WTF I'M STILL MAD.