A review by escapismforlife
A Pho Love Story by Loan Le

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


 Bao and Linh must be protected at all cost. Their relationship forms so naturally. In spite of the obstacles they  face from their parents Vietnam restraurants rivalry. 

A Pho Love Story is the best first young adult love story I picked up finally since fall 2022.  It was complex and layered with each chapter in their alternate point of views revealin  something new. A story which had more depthful history of each others   immigrant family. Not to mention  how they discovered  and embraced  what they wanted to  do  for  themselves. Which did not leave their culture behind in the process. 

 I felt on the verge of emotional overload by the end of this story. Just from the things they discover and the family dynamics. It was beautiful in the most unexpeted of ways to finish this one. This was a solid and quick contemporary  story  that has a strong teen romance at the center of it all. A solid first book from a new author this year.
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