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A review by moonlightreading1865
Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen
2.0
1.75 stars
I was interested by the premise of Loveboat, Taipei, and although the idea had promise, the execution fell flat. The side characters just felt one-dimensional and not fully fleshed-out (they were there to further Ever's storyline, but had no substance of their own), and I didn't really relate to Ever (and this is coming from a Chinese-American teenager living in the US, though I don't live in Ohio, so that could partly be the reason), nor did I like her. I found many of her actions frustrating and unnecessary.I liked how she stood up for herself after she was betrayed, but wish she didn't forgive Sophie so quickly because what she did was not okay. The plot was overly dramatic and focused on petty issues, instead of Ever's identity as a child of immigrant parents. I felt that Xavier could have been developed so much more and become an amazing character. Overall, this book just felt underdeveloped and breezed by the plot without providing time to feel the emotions that should have been there.
There were also some small inaccuracies with language and customs which didn't bother me too much, but were definitely noticeable.
I was interested by the premise of Loveboat, Taipei, and although the idea had promise, the execution fell flat. The side characters just felt one-dimensional and not fully fleshed-out (they were there to further Ever's storyline, but had no substance of their own), and I didn't really relate to Ever (and this is coming from a Chinese-American teenager living in the US, though I don't live in Ohio, so that could partly be the reason), nor did I like her. I found many of her actions frustrating and unnecessary.
There were also some small inaccuracies with language and customs which didn't bother me too much, but were definitely noticeable.