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A review by athenatran
A Banh Mi for Two by Trinity Nguyen
4.5
After learning about this book sometime last year, this was one of my most anticipated reads of 2024. As a Vietnamese-Malaysian-American, I felt extremely seen by Vivi's internal struggle with her identity. I also appreciated Lan's development and her connection to her family. As a debut novel, I was very impressed by Trinity Nguyen's writing style and her ability to immerse the reader in the setting of Sai Gon. Of course, as a Viet-American, I found myself salivating at all the food descriptions and made me miss my own ba noi's cooking. Lan and Vivi also had an incredibly sweet relationship and I felt like the development/pacing was very natural. I do think the ending was a little more rushed than I would have liked. All in all, I have already placed a pre-order for a physical copy of this book so I can share amongst my own friends and community.
Thank you to the author, Trinity Nguyen, and Macmillan Children's Publishing Group for providing me with an ARC!
Thank you to the author, Trinity Nguyen, and Macmillan Children's Publishing Group for providing me with an ARC!