❥ Thank you for the book gift, author Kara H.L. Chen and BookSparks.
Synopsis
Juliana Zhao is absolutely certain of a few things:
1. She is the world’s foremost expert on love.
2. She is going to win the nationally renowned Asian Americans in Business Competition.
When Juliana is unceremoniously dropped by her partner and she’s forced to pair with her nonconformist and annoying frenemy, Garrett Tsai, everything seems less clear. Their joint dating advice column must be good enough to win and secure bragging rights within her small Taiwanese American community, where her family’s reputation has been in the pits since her older sister was disowned a few years prior. Juliana always thought prestige mattered above all else. But as she argues with Garrett over how to best solve everyone else’s love problems and faces failure for the first time, she starts to see fractures in this privileged, sheltered worldview. With the competition heating up, Juliana must reckon with the sacrifices she’s made to be a perfect daughter—and whether winning is something she even wants anymore.
Thoughts
This was a sweet coming of age YA story. I was pleasantly surprised that it provided more depth than I had expected. Juliana is a lovely FMC whose story is quite relatable and interesting. I appreciated learning a bit about Taiwanese culture. And I loved the opposites attract romance layer. Try this one out if you are a fan of authors Emma Lord and Gloria Chao.
Question
Are you a competitive person?