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A review by lizzienguyen
One Last Word by Suzanne Park
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an early copy of this book! Here is my honest review:
I used to be a huge fan of romcoms and this book reminded me why.
I was drawn to this book's premise since the app's idea, "One Last Word", was so interesting to me, and I ended up really enjoying every aspect of the story. I appreciated our flawed protagonist, Sara, and related so much to her relationship with her Korean parents. I loved the rekindling of her friendship with the dreamboat, Harry Shim, who is equally flawed and extremely charming. I don't know much about the world of technology and apps so this was a fun way to peek in as we follow Sara's journey to make her idea a reality.
Many parts of this reminded me of one of my favorites, "To All the Boys I Loved Before" with messages being sent out accidentally and the fake dating aspect but this definitely stood its own! I love seeing Asian-American representation, especially in romance, I really enjoyed the Shark Tank-esque show idea, and overall, I loved seeing healthy relationships develop between the protagonist and everyone important around her. I had a good time with this one.
I used to be a huge fan of romcoms and this book reminded me why.
I was drawn to this book's premise since the app's idea, "One Last Word", was so interesting to me, and I ended up really enjoying every aspect of the story. I appreciated our flawed protagonist, Sara, and related so much to her relationship with her Korean parents. I loved the rekindling of her friendship with the dreamboat, Harry Shim, who is equally flawed and extremely charming. I don't know much about the world of technology and apps so this was a fun way to peek in as we follow Sara's journey to make her idea a reality.
Many parts of this reminded me of one of my favorites, "To All the Boys I Loved Before" with messages being sent out accidentally and the fake dating aspect but this definitely stood its own! I love seeing Asian-American representation, especially in romance, I really enjoyed the Shark Tank-esque show idea, and overall, I loved seeing healthy relationships develop between the protagonist and everyone important around her. I had a good time with this one.