A review by painausten
Throwback by Maurene Goo

emotional

3.75

I did not expect this YA time travel book to get me as good as it did. I was so charmed by Sam and Halmoni and (eventually) by Priscilla. Seeing the three generations interact with each other made me wish so badly I could’ve seen my mom and grandma’s dynamic when my mom was younger. Growing up and realizing your relationship with a family member is so different from others’ relationship with them is a really jarring experience and throwing first-gen kids’ issues into the mix made this veeeeery relatable to me. There were some parts I wasn’t crazy about but they are mostly chalked up to the fact that I’m not the intended audience. This is a book I wish I had had when I was in high school.