An #ownvoices contemporary romance that explores what it means to support your family, what grief may look like, and what it means to love. It centers Vietnamese, Vietnamese American, and autistic characters and includes an endearingly transparent author's note about the original direction of the book, her research into the immigrant experience, and how her mom's own story inspired her. For all that, it's still chock full of the modern romance tropes that readers can't get enough of: smart and strong female characters, will they won't they, first love, relationship-threatening secrets, trial/arranged marriage, "noble" heartbreak, a fake love triangle, and more.