3.82 AVERAGE


As sweet and satisfying as I imagine Dylan’s snow skin moon cake to be. I couldn’t put this charmer down.
emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Very good romance buffer for when you read more dense books.

This was a cute story, but I was less invested in the insta-love romance than in the mooncakes storyline. I hate to say this, but the whole Theo storyline was unnecessary, and I genuinely think the book would’ve been more interesting if it’d focused on saving the restaurant and exploring mooncake recipes. I also found Theo to be a really boring, one-dimensional character, and the only reason he was able to help Dylan was because he’s rich…? Also, it was so unrealistic that
Spoilertwo almost-strangers were in a room with a giant glass shower in the middle, and neither thought to ask about consent or privacy????
lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

3,5 ⭐ (4/5 pour la compréhension VO.)

C'était chou en vrai. Une vraie petite romance sans prise de tête.

C'était doux, mignon, sucré, mais c'était aussi empreint de beaucoup de personnalité. On sent que Sher Lee a mis beaucoup d'elle-même dans ce premier roman. Au-delà d'être une histoire d'amour, c'est aussi un livre sur la mémoire, sur l'héritage, sur l'importance des traditions et de ses racines, à travers un récit culinaire à la fois gourmand et touchant. Il y a beaucoup de bonnes ondes dans ce livre, avec la famille mise à l'honneur.

J'aurais aimé que la romance soit un peu plus mature et un peu plus mise au centre de l'histoire, il n'empêche que c'était chouette et frais à lire.

(La crise des 80% m'a pété les couilles, par contre. Elle n'avait rien à faire là.)
adventurous emotional funny 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: Complicated