viqwxcs 's review for:

Himawari House by Harmony Becker

4.75

---

What makes something real? Is it only real if you can touch it? Is it only real if someone agrees that it is? Is it only real if it lasts forever?

⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖

˚୨୧⋆｡tropes
↳found family

˚୨୧⋆｡plot
Nao returns to Tokyo for a year to reconnect with the heritage she left behind when she moved to the States. There she meets Hyunjung and Tina. They all live together in Himawari house with two boys. The girls form connections, reminisce the past, and hold each other up through bad times.

˚୨୧⋆｡characters
The characters felt alive and were really in depth, they each had their own backstory and something they struggled with throughout the story, the main obstacle being not being able to understand/speak Japanese clearly.

˚୨୧⋆｡thoughts
I really enjoyed this story, though my eyeballs started sweating towards the end. I really connected with these characters, mainly Nao, alot and the ending felt like just what this book needed. Though I'm still requesting a sequel where they all meet again and live happily ever after

⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪pre read
reading this in honor of asian american and pacific islander heritage month!