A review by amandalorianxo
A Pho Love Story by Loan Le

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I loved that this helped me learn a lot about Vietnamese food and culture. I rarely see contemporary novels with characters from other East Asian countries so this was refreshing. I chose the audiobook route for this novel after seeing the large (ish) page number. It’s definitely more on the G/PG side of the romance (since the main characters are juniors in high school) but still a sweet almost Romeo and Juliet esque vibes. Both Linh and Bảo are distinct in their own way with Linh as the artist and B as the writer. However, as the pair start hanging out together more. I sometimes had to rewind the audio to remind myself which chapter I was in because their personas started to blend a little bit. I think my only mild gripe was that this was roughly 100/150 pages too long & although I am happy this wasn’t an instant love connection, I felt like it too a little long to get them to connect. I also liked the female narrator for Linh more than the male narrator because I felt he was rushing and talking a little too quickly which made the pacing off. 
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