A review by toffiladyreader
First Love Language by Stefany Valentine

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

thank you so much to colored pages blog tours and penguin teen for the free copy! all opinions are my own!

i don't know even how to start because i wasn't expecting this at all. the adoptee situation and how hard it can be for some people, the complicated sister relationship, grief of losing someone you never knew, the pressure religion can put on someone, wanting to reconnect with a past that you didn't knew it existed... it was too much but at the same time it was handled so amazingly i have to hug this book and the author. even she explained it in her letter at the end of the book, which made me appreciate it even more. the side characters were super cool and i love how the diversity was included little by little, something that can even happen in real life. the MC was so beatiful and cute and adorable i want him to teach me Mandarin, too.
tbh it was such a good book and a really solid debut. even tho it was such a short book, it didn't feel like one and i enjoyed it from start to finish (insert many heart emojis here)