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A review by racheldiep
His Grumpy Childhood Friend by Jackie Lau
3.0
A very fluffy, light read. I love the Asian/Asian rep (not Asian/white, or Asian/bi-racial; those stories are important, too, but can feel like cop outs or "more palatable" diversity marketing to Western audiences). I also appreciate the lack of toxic masculinity (the male lead goes to therapy, has non-judgmental bromances), and the fact that the female protagonist was an extreme introvert lol.
The reason why it's 3 stars for me: There isn't much conflict. Like, it's resolved in a few pages and is very low-stakes. I also thought that the scenes with the female lead hanging out with her friends was just filler / the usual girlfriends hanging out in a rom-com, sort of deal, but didn't add anything to the story. I get the other friends have their own storylines later, though.
The reason why it's 3 stars for me: There isn't much conflict. Like, it's resolved in a few pages and is very low-stakes. I also thought that the scenes with the female lead hanging out with her friends was just filler / the usual girlfriends hanging out in a rom-com, sort of deal, but didn't add anything to the story. I get the other friends have their own storylines later, though.