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A review by heyjanice
Heroine Worship by Sarah Kuhn
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
4.0
I love Annie SO much. Honestly, this book was a little cathartic because I related with her so deeply - all the insecurities and fears that are instilled in you when growing up in a household that is subconsciously seeped in Confucian ideologies.
I think it really grapples with the conflict Asian Americans (and children of immigrants in general, I think) can have between the desire to be a good, filial child and the modern idea of pursuing your own happiness. Which is a theme I'm seeing more often in American media and stories, but it's the first time I'm seeing it in a sci-fi/fantasy romance about Asian-American superheroines; and I didn't realize it would make me so emotional to see an experience I relate with so deeply in a genre I love so much.
I think it really grapples with the conflict Asian Americans (and children of immigrants in general, I think) can have between the desire to be a good, filial child and the modern idea of pursuing your own happiness. Which is a theme I'm seeing more often in American media and stories, but it's the first time I'm seeing it in a sci-fi/fantasy romance about Asian-American superheroines; and I didn't realize it would make me so emotional to see an experience I relate with so deeply in a genre I love so much.
"Watching you was like watching one of those movies with all the men in tight outfits saving the world from explosions.
But I'm still so bored by weddings, I'm sorry. Even if it involves supernatural Bridezillas.