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A review by delph
My Summer of Love and Misfortune by Lindsay Wong
1.0
Full review on my blog.
An e-ARC was provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange of an honest review. This does not effect my opinion in any way.
When Iris Wang failed her senior year in top of destroying the garage door after backing up her dad’s car in it, she’s sent to Beijing by her parents in the hope that she’ll mature.
Honestly, I tried. I was so excited for this book because I’ve always loved books with teenagers sent to another countries to discover and reconnect with their culture. I loved Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay with a teenage boy going to the Philippines to learn more about his cousin’s death but also to learn more about the political context of this country. I loved I Love You so Mochi by Sarah Kuhn where a teenage girl goes to Japan to discover what she wants to do while discovering Japan. So when I read this synopsis, read that it was a girl who was sent to Beijing to « reconnect with her culture, » I was sold. I don’t know if I expected too much but I was disappointed because I got nothing of that. Well, nothing may be a bit harsh. She learnt something like ten sentences of Mandarin (in three months???) and visited one or two famous places. But then, Iris as a character deserves a whole section of this review for herself so I’ll talk about her later.
An e-ARC was provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange of an honest review. This does not effect my opinion in any way.
When Iris Wang failed her senior year in top of destroying the garage door after backing up her dad’s car in it, she’s sent to Beijing by her parents in the hope that she’ll mature.
Honestly, I tried. I was so excited for this book because I’ve always loved books with teenagers sent to another countries to discover and reconnect with their culture. I loved Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay with a teenage boy going to the Philippines to learn more about his cousin’s death but also to learn more about the political context of this country. I loved I Love You so Mochi by Sarah Kuhn where a teenage girl goes to Japan to discover what she wants to do while discovering Japan. So when I read this synopsis, read that it was a girl who was sent to Beijing to « reconnect with her culture, » I was sold. I don’t know if I expected too much but I was disappointed because I got nothing of that. Well, nothing may be a bit harsh. She learnt something like ten sentences of Mandarin (in three months???) and visited one or two famous places. But then, Iris as a character deserves a whole section of this review for herself so I’ll talk about her later.
Diversity tag: chinese-american mc, chinese-american side characters, chinese side-characters, #ownvoices, chinese-american author
Trigger warnings/content warnings: underage drinking, drugs, drunk driving, sex scenes (not explicit), cheating