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A review by claudiaslibrarycard
Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Lunar New Year Love Story is a beautifully illustrated and emotional YA graphic novel. Valentina lost her mother many years ago and lives alone with her father who has never remarried, or even dated. Valentina's favorite holiday has always been Valentine's Day, but now in high school that seems cheesy and she's afraid that she will be prey to the family curse of being unlucky in love just like her family before her.
So Valentina makes a deal with a dark spirit, if she doesn't find true love in the next year she will give up her heart so that it will never be broken. Unfortunately that also means she will never find love. And you know the tropes of a romance book, so what comes next is a meet cute worthy of these incredible illustrations, lion dancing, and of course internal and external tension.
Lunar New Year Love Story really packs it all in and does it all justice- first loves, high school dating, family dynamics and secrets, grief, and repairing relationships. This is going on my top graphic novels of all time list and I hope you'll read it as well.
So Valentina makes a deal with a dark spirit, if she doesn't find true love in the next year she will give up her heart so that it will never be broken. Unfortunately that also means she will never find love. And you know the tropes of a romance book, so what comes next is a meet cute worthy of these incredible illustrations, lion dancing, and of course internal and external tension.
Lunar New Year Love Story really packs it all in and does it all justice- first loves, high school dating, family dynamics and secrets, grief, and repairing relationships. This is going on my top graphic novels of all time list and I hope you'll read it as well.