A review by jillkaarlela
A Pho Love Story by Loan Le

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? It's complicated

4.0

Taylor Swift songs: “Love Story” (obviously), “I’m only me when I’m with you”

The teen daughter and son of rivaling Pho restaurants. A retelling of Romeo and Juliet with Vietnamese immigrant families. This was such a sweet friends to lovers, but also addressed deeper issues, like: the familial and generational conflicts/feud, the racism present for immigrant families, and the pressure put on the career paths of children of immigrants. 

I liked this book, I thought it was a new, much more diverse version of Romeo and Juliet that was fairly entertaining.  I’m not usually a huge fan of the Romeo and Juliet type of story, but I enjoyed it well enough. It wasn’t life changing by any means, but I did like it. I did like how the two love interests became friends first. Their friendship was so sweet, and they didn’t give in to their parents feud at all. 

Age rating: 13+ (no s*xual content, a few curse words) 
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