pickReally well done. The art was beautiful and colorful. The story was sophisticated. About high school age characters but had a grown-up feel to it. The paternal grandma was very funny. Jae‘s uncle was funny, too. I predicted Jae would be the one she ended up with. Although the hate-to-love trope gets annoying. Lots of aha moments. Lovely ending.
pickLunar New Year Love Story, by Gene Luen Yang (illustrated byLeUyen Pham) (2024)
Premise: A Vietnamese-American teenager is pulled in many directions after she learns of a family curse that means they are all destined to fail at love.
Review: This was a bit of a mixed bag for me, largely because there were a few too many things stuffed in this particular bag for my liking. Cont.
Just read this sweet ebook from cloudLibrary. Highly recommend for kiddos!
Happy Lunar New Year to all that celebrate
I am going to be celebrating Lunar Nee Tear with this new book! There is a the year of shake collection. Guess who was born in the year of the snake 🐍🥰 this series is made for me.
#lunarnewyear #ambw #romance
pickFirst read of the year. First five star of 2025. This is a beautiful story of discovering love in different spaces: family, friendship, and romance. The past of others does not write someone else's future.
A big thank you to @MeganAnn for great the #auldlangspine recommendation!
@monalyisha
pickEvery bit as good as expected. Val believes her family is cursed—no one ever has any luck with love, something particularly devastating for someone who loves Valentine‘s Day…until she doesn‘t. Is she really fated to never find true love? She wonders & it‘s a question that comes into sharper focus when she meets a pair of cute lion dancers. Family secrets, friendship, falling into love (maybe?!?) combine in a wonderful story. An entertaining read.
Yang‘s stories never disappoint so I‘m anticipating a good read. 🤞
