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radikaliseradgroda's review against another edition
lighthearted
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Medical content, and Grief
Near drowning depicted._fathimanourin1234_'s review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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? N/A
5.0
I absolutely adore this book. Really, I love this book.
After reading a thriller book, I wanted a cozy, sweet and cute romance book, and now I found it. This is actually a 6★ read for me. This will be my all time favourite book. If there is any other books written by this author, I want to read them.
I don't know how to say goodbye to the characters. Theo and Dylan, their love is so cute. Theo is a gentleman. There are glimpses of such a great moments between Theo and Dylan. There are some incidents that tells us how loyal and loving Theo is to Dylan.
And also the other characters, Aunt Jade, Megan, Tim, Clover (their adorable little dog), Bernard, Terri. All of these characters are my favourites. There are some characters that are Hateable.
The story is so interesting. There are so many things that describes cooking, about chinese culuture and stories and so many interesting things too.
I loved this book. And I can't get this book out of my head. Theo and Dylan will live in my heart forever.
While reading this book, it felt home to me. I thought of myself as a part of their family.
I looooovvvveeee thisss book ❤️❤️
After reading a thriller book, I wanted a cozy, sweet and cute romance book, and now I found it. This is actually a 6★ read for me. This will be my all time favourite book. If there is any other books written by this author, I want to read them.
I don't know how to say goodbye to the characters. Theo and Dylan, their love is so cute. Theo is a gentleman. There are glimpses of such a great moments between Theo and Dylan. There are some incidents that tells us how loyal and loving Theo is to Dylan.
And also the other characters, Aunt Jade, Megan, Tim, Clover (their adorable little dog), Bernard, Terri. All of these characters are my favourites. There are some characters that are Hateable.
The story is so interesting. There are so many things that describes cooking, about chinese culuture and stories and so many interesting things too.
I loved this book. And I can't get this book out of my head. Theo and Dylan will live in my heart forever.
While reading this book, it felt home to me. I thought of myself as a part of their family.
I looooovvvveeee thisss book ❤️❤️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
blueberry0531's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death of parent
fanboyriot's review
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? Yes
5.0
♡ Fake Dating
♡ Family Restaurant
♡ Hamptons Wedding
While this did have a quicker pace than I was expecting I really liked how things played out in this book. The plot and characters balanced each other out nicely.
Dylan’s whole entire family were so adorable. The wholesome friendships, sense of family, and love for their passions, this book had so many cute moments. It’s lighthearted but had its angsty moments here and there.
Spice Level: n/a
Angst Level: 💧(1/5)
POV: First Person
Release Date: 16 May 2023
Rep: Asian (Main Characters, Chinese/American and Singaporean), LGBTQIA+ (Main and Side Characters)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
litwithlesia's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? It's complicated
5.0
Oh my goodness, I did not expect to love this as much as I did! Dylan and Theo were just so sweet, and I loved learning so much about Chinese culture and cuisine in what felt like a very natural way throughout the book. The audiobook narrator was wonderful and bringing the characters to life and I didn’t want to stop listening!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Racism
reading__redhead's review
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
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? It's complicated
3.5
Really liked learning more abt Chinese culture!
I didn’t like most of Theo’s family, especially his father.
When they broke up, I was genuinely sad, which doesn’t happen often to me. But I got mad at the fact that Theo clearly ignore Dylan’s concerns and helped him during the contest! Sure, it was the big romantic gesture of the story, but then the author had to make something up so that Mr. Somers would change his mind in order to create a happy ending.
I didn’t like most of Theo’s family, especially his father.
When they broke up, I was genuinely sad, which doesn’t happen often to me. But I got mad at the fact that Theo clearly ignore Dylan’s concerns and helped him during the contest! Sure, it was the big romantic gesture of the story, but then the author had to make something up so that Mr. Somers would change his mind in order to create a happy ending.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Dementia and Death of parent
wrongdecision's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
A lighthearted, sweet quick read with a (positively) surprising amount of information about Chinese culture.
I enjoyed this book very much for it's easy conversations, the friendships and the importance of family.
It was comforting to read for the most part and the characters were sweet and easily lovable.
While the social media, pop and meme references were a little too much for me at times, mostly they fit in and weren't too on the nose.
What I really, really enjoyed were actually the many little tid bits of information on Chinese culture, in reference to food but also traditions and beliefs as well as do's and dont's!
It was super interesting!
Sadly, I think the main part of this book, the romance itself, fell flat.
If the author had just gone a little bit more into detail about feelings it could have worked much better.
There is a lot of tell instead of show, partially a result of it being first person, but I don't really buy the emotions.
Dylan spends more time thinking about how he shouldn't show his feelings than actually showing his feelings and it gets a little repetitive.
Sure there are short moments of excitement and being flustered but the rest just doesn't come across very well.
You notice it much better with Theo, which in turn makes it a little more frustrating that Dylan isn't catching on.
The pacing is a bit off as well.
Many scenes feel like the author wanted to do something with it, make it special and meaningful but didn't want to go all the way so it is sometimes a little short and dry, more like you would write to yourself in a diary.
It's a pity, because a few extra details go a long way in making the reader feel like a part of it.
As a result the plot gets lost a few times.
In general I liked reading it, it was entertaining, informative and sweet!
Seeing as this is the author's debut novel I think it is a great start and I'm hopeful for future books!
I enjoyed this book very much for it's easy conversations, the friendships and the importance of family.
It was comforting to read for the most part and the characters were sweet and easily lovable.
While the social media, pop and meme references were a little too much for me at times, mostly they fit in and weren't too on the nose.
What I really, really enjoyed were actually the many little tid bits of information on Chinese culture, in reference to food but also traditions and beliefs as well as do's and dont's!
It was super interesting!
Sadly, I think the main part of this book, the romance itself, fell flat.
If the author had just gone a little bit more into detail about feelings it could have worked much better.
There is a lot of tell instead of show, partially a result of it being first person, but I don't really buy the emotions.
Dylan spends more time thinking about how he shouldn't show his feelings than actually showing his feelings and it gets a little repetitive.
Sure there are short moments of excitement and being flustered but the rest just doesn't come across very well.
You notice it much better with Theo, which in turn makes it a little more frustrating that Dylan isn't catching on.
The pacing is a bit off as well.
Many scenes feel like the author wanted to do something with it, make it special and meaningful but didn't want to go all the way so it is sometimes a little short and dry, more like you would write to yourself in a diary.
It's a pity, because a few extra details go a long way in making the reader feel like a part of it.
As a result the plot gets lost a few times.
In general I liked reading it, it was entertaining, informative and sweet!
Seeing as this is the author's debut novel I think it is a great start and I'm hopeful for future books!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol
purely_romantic's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? N/A
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Classism
ruthiedr89's review
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Classism
mirandyli's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
This is the lighthearted queer Asian YA romcom that is perfect when you need a mental health boost. Super fast read and an adorable story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism