A review by e_lace
Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi

emotional lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This book was fine. Not a fan of the way it just kind of glazed over a bunch of hard subjects and swept them under the rug. Like does Sam finish his documentary? Is Penny's story even good? Mallory is still racist? But whatever. If you're looking for something low stakes to remind you of being an incredibly careless college freshman slowly discovering that everyone around you also has trauma, this might be the book for you. It wasn't the book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Rape

The entire book's plot is predicated on the main love interest having a panic attack in the middle of the street and there is a character who is blatantly racist multiple times who never learns from that?

The mc also reveals a high school sexual assault as a reason for her poor relationship with her mother