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javafenn's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I love Lily Chu! And Philippa Soo is an excellent narrator. Dee Kwan is exactly what her parents want her to be but very quickly her mother’s always positive (no matter how bad things are) attitude starts eating away at her. Her mother is white and her grandmother is too plus grandma is racist! Add to it Dee’s sister is married to a woman and has children. This all comes to a head when Dee not only loses her job but is told her parents and grandmother will be moving in with her to help grandma out after an illness. They all live in Dee’s childhood home her parents gave her. It’s a lot! Dee’s father teaches Dee how to love her mother, love her grandmother, and love herself through his own love and acceptance of a mother-in-law who has been vile towards him. Dee also meets Teddy through a fun game she plays around the city. Turns out Teddy isn’t just hot, he works for his dad’s company that Dee was hired to come in and assess diversity for. They fall in love and try to take down the people at Teddy’s company who are running it into the ground with bad ethics. This was a fun and easy listen plus she more formally blended her other books! That was so beautiful! So give it a listen!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Classism, Racism, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Death of parent, Sexism, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Lesbophobia
annabananadel's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-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? No
3.5
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Lily Chu is an automatic listen in Audible especially since she’s included in the Audible free books and mostly because it’s a Philippa Soo narration.
Although it’s not as great as the other two books she wrote, I still enjoyed listening to the story unfold. Especially Teddy and Dee’s game night because who loves reading about people playing but us nerds????
They actually tackled some serious diversity problems in this story and it’s nice to see it unfold especially in a fashion industry where it’s not usually being taken into account. And it’s actually my first time seeing a diversity counselor role actually do their jobs. I know it exist, I just didn’t know what they actually do.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Sexual content
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