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Book 4 of 2023
Marketed as a romcom, this is more a coming-of-age story. I was bored so much that I started skimming it just to finish it. Jas comes across more like a high school student than a college graduate. Too many awkward lulls while the reader is trapped in Jas‘s mind. Her thoughts read like a chaotic YA protagonist but in the style of Sophie Kinsella or Meg Cabot (probably why Cabot has a cover blurb). 👇🏻
#roaringwolf - candy
What a cute story! The protagonist had a great sense of humor and I enjoyed the growth of the characters. I got a "Kim's Convience" feel to the humor and the relationships.
I found The Donut Trap to be a relatable and fun read that mixed the best of contemporary romance with rom-coms and coming of age. Jas isn‘t some helpless ingenue that needed to be fixed but instead a young woman stuck in a role and not sure how to get out of it. Alex is busy building his career and had his own parental struggles but is still trying to carve out time for Jas too. Children of immigrant parents will see themselves in both characters