A review by fossilreads
The Light of Eternal Spring by Angel Di Zhang

emotional inspiring reflective 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? N/A

5.0

"Your blindness now doesn't wipe out all your years of refusing to see"

What an absolutely beautiful story of finding home when you're not sure what counts and doing what you can to reconcile things you regret. A beautiful reminder to keep in touch with the people you love!

Aimee's husband is just such a star. The way he supports her unconditionally in some of the hardest times of her life and goes above and beyond instead of doing the bare minimum.

The ways Aimee realized how westernized she had become but still let herself enjoy them if they mattered to her really spoke to me. It's not very easy to be multicultural, especially when you might love something from this "new" culture but it clashes with what you or your parents have been raised with. As someone with a parent from South Asia but born and raised in Europe, these are 100% things I experience.

I will definitely carry this story in my heart with incredible warmth. There are so many lessons to learn and everything was written so beautifully.


Re-read review:

This story hit just as hard the second time as it did the first. 

I'm in love with the writing and characters. Aimee is still very relatable to me with feeling disconnected from her roots and realizing her memories of specific moments are very different from what the others in those memories remember.

I recognize myself in Aimee's struggle of going back years later, to find out how much that place has changed. Things always stay the same in your head until you're reminded that life goes on even if you're not present.

I love how Aimee rediscovers her connections to her past and makes them a bigger part of her life and identity again. I also adore her husband for learning and working on it with her.