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A Pho Love Story by Loan Le

26 reviews

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

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hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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zoepagereader's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A modern day retelling of Romeo and Juliet but with two children of Vietnamese immigrants with rival restaurants?? Honestly, I kind of just bought this for the food descriptions (I was not disappointed). This was a very cute read with good characters and plot. It was especially good for a debut novel (I never would have guessed!).

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

It was a little slow and repetitive. I feel like Le could have cut a few chapters out and got to the plot a bit quicker!

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samchase112's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

One of the cutest YA romances I’ve read in the longest time!!! I fully believed Linh and Bao’s feelings for each other, and completely adored them as a couple. The backdrop of Vietnamese-American culture and family was such an interesting and well-incorporated element to the story, and made this more than just another cute love story with a miscommunication twist. The ending was very rushed, however — Bao’s article should have been a more important plot line, and stretching it back further would have made his arc even better. Overall though, this was a pure fun time, and I loved diving into a YA romance that actually made me squeal with happiness!

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amandalorianxo's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I loved that this helped me learn a lot about Vietnamese food and culture. I rarely see contemporary novels with characters from other East Asian countries so this was refreshing. I chose the audiobook route for this novel after seeing the large (ish) page number. It’s definitely more on the G/PG side of the romance (since the main characters are juniors in high school) but still a sweet almost Romeo and Juliet esque vibes. Both Linh and Bảo are distinct in their own way with Linh as the artist and B as the writer. However, as the pair start hanging out together more. I sometimes had to rewind the audio to remind myself which chapter I was in because their personas started to blend a little bit. I think my only mild gripe was that this was roughly 100/150 pages too long & although I am happy this wasn’t an instant love connection, I felt like it too a little long to get them to connect. I also liked the female narrator for Linh more than the male narrator because I felt he was rushing and talking a little too quickly which made the pacing off.

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belle2008's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.0

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navayiota's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book was so heartwarming. A perfect love story, mystery, and character journey. (And thriller, during the sneaky moments! Hiding from parents is nerveracking.) I would 100% recommend this cute emotional ride.

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