pickThree desperate people fleeing from tragedy, trauma, & betrayal find themselves in a small town in China hiding from the authorities while dreaming of South Korea. Two are fleeing North Korea, one is rediscovering his Korean heritage—their lives collide in a harrowing story about survival, hope, & the belief in impossible dreams. The depiction of life on the China-North Korea border & what it entails for refugees makes for powerful reading.
so-soEntertaining, but pretty superficial when it came to character development. A young American Asian woman travels to Taipei to attend a camp after graduating from high school. She breaks out of her rigid, sheltered childhood and challenges herself to disregard the rules she was raised with. People fall in and out of love in a heartbeat and the relationship felt as ephemeral as the plot. It won't stick with me, but it was a fun quick read.
Excited about today‘s book mail. Tagged book continues my exploration of South Korean literature. Super excited to dive into the latest installment of Spy x Family to see what kind of mischief Anya is up to. Forgotten sisters is a book set in Chicago with a story about ghosts and sisters and other awesomeness. Rules for Rule Breaking is a YA college visit road trip RomCom. Mixed bag, lots of good reading (hopefully).
pickIn this anthology exploring Asian American families in interwoven stories set in a Chicago airport, you will be baffled by the stupid things uttered by TSA agents, airline personnel and other passengers; toward these families; and how they are singled out and put in humiliating situations 🙄😓
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panThis book is definitely one of the stupidest, most pointless pieces of nonsense I‘ve ever read.
FULL REVIEW: http://abookandateacup.blogspot.com/2020/09/review-since-you-asked.html
pickA sweet book.
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5/5
so-soIt took me so long to read this book because even though it was enjoyable I could not really connect with the story and the characters.
I get what the author was trying to do, but her characters felt diluted and stereotypical.
Being that this is a debut novel I would give this author another chance in the future, the potential is there.
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“When Mama tucks me in at night, her eyes tell me I'm a miracle.“
