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A review by grace_muriithi
Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen
4.0
reread this because there's a movie coming out and I WILL be tuning in for the drama-
Honestly, I lowkey forgot how messy the romance was in this book (PLEASE) but I read every single moment of it. Like, Rick, Sophie, Xavier, and Ever?? With other people thrown in?? Love triangle doesn't even begin to cover the shapes this romance took. Outside of that, though, I found Ever's struggles with trying to pay homage to her roots both in Taiwan as well as the life her parents struggled to create for her in the U.S. quite relatable- immigrant child guilt is definitely real. I would give this book a 4/5 stars though because I forgot how absolutely awful Sophie was as a character...and it never really felt like she answered for what she did to Ever by the end of the novel (at least sincerely- Ever's SO MUCH better than me personally). Anyways, it was an enjoyable read and hopefully the movie also turns out well!!
**check trigger warnings before you read the book though!
Honestly, I lowkey forgot how messy the romance was in this book (PLEASE) but I read every single moment of it. Like, Rick, Sophie, Xavier, and Ever?? With other people thrown in?? Love triangle doesn't even begin to cover the shapes this romance took. Outside of that, though, I found Ever's struggles with trying to pay homage to her roots both in Taiwan as well as the life her parents struggled to create for her in the U.S. quite relatable- immigrant child guilt is definitely real. I would give this book a 4/5 stars though because I forgot how absolutely awful Sophie was as a character...and it never really felt like she answered for what she did to Ever by the end of the novel (at least sincerely- Ever's SO MUCH better than me personally). Anyways, it was an enjoyable read and hopefully the movie also turns out well!!
**check trigger warnings before you read the book though!