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Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang
5.0
adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative reflective fast-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: No

This was such a fantastic story. I loved learning more about the lion dances and seeing the differences between Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean ways of celebrating Lunar New Year.

I also love how the different types of love were presented - love in friendship, in family, and in romantic love. It was so heartwarming and a little bit magical combined with everything else in the story.

That all being said, the grandma was definitely my favourite character. We love a fun granny.

The art was stunning, the story was heartwarming and hopeful, this book was definitely a win for me.

TW: alcohol consumption; mentions death of a parent, violence, cancer 

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