Scan barcode
A review by joanna77_
Any Day With You by Mae Respicio
3.0
I think the reason I love middle grade books so much is because they’re so hopeful. Any Day with You is about a girl named Kaia whose tatang, her great-grandfather has recently decided to move back to his native Philippines. Kaia, is devastated and tells herself that if she wins a movie competition he’ll stay in California with her.
This book was primarily about family and home and how those we love are with us even if we live halfway around the world. It was so good and I loved all of the messages in it.
Kaia got on my nerves a bit, but I think that’s part about what made her such a dynamic character, is that she wanted to her tatang to stay and she told herself that winning something would make him. It was so sad to read her struggle with this but I loved the way she was able to overcome such thoughts.
This book was a bit short, there wasn’t a whole lot of exposition and a lot of plot points like the grandfather’s experiences in WWII weren’t really fleshed out. I would have liked to see more but as this is a middle grade book, I think the author made the right choice.
I love middle grade books, but I will admit that this one was on the bit of the younger side, still good but very simplistic. Kaia and tatang were the only characters who were super developed. I loved how Kaia wanted to go into the movie industry, reading about her love of makeup and art was so fun!
Regardless, I really enjoyed this book. It was so wholesome and hopeful.
This book was primarily about family and home and how those we love are with us even if we live halfway around the world. It was so good and I loved all of the messages in it.
Kaia got on my nerves a bit, but I think that’s part about what made her such a dynamic character, is that she wanted to her tatang to stay and she told herself that winning something would make him. It was so sad to read her struggle with this but I loved the way she was able to overcome such thoughts.
This book was a bit short, there wasn’t a whole lot of exposition and a lot of plot points like the grandfather’s experiences in WWII weren’t really fleshed out. I would have liked to see more but as this is a middle grade book, I think the author made the right choice.
I love middle grade books, but I will admit that this one was on the bit of the younger side, still good but very simplistic. Kaia and tatang were the only characters who were super developed. I loved how Kaia wanted to go into the movie industry, reading about her love of makeup and art was so fun!
Regardless, I really enjoyed this book. It was so wholesome and hopeful.