Nghi Vo's writing style. I love it. That's it.

This whole book was so calming to read and I still don't know the reason why.

One of my favorite things about short stories is when they are able to pack so many themes and world building in to a small package. AND THIS WAS THAT. It’s basically a story within a story as the narrator is telling a tale to a certain character within the book itself. I will forever be terrible at summarizing short stories because I always feel like anything I say is a spoiler.

It was so rich in chinese/asian culture that you would be able to feel in the writing even if you were not initially aware of it. The author was able to translate her emotions so strongly within the plot that it was bursting with life. You have no idea how thrilled I am that this is a series because it is exactly my type of storytelling... and I need more.

Don't you just love it when a cover matches the tone of the book so well? The artistic, light, flowery-feeling that the cover is giving off is exactly the mood of the story.

Definitely a book that you find me recommending to people just because of how much it allowed me to appreciate that much more the importance of diverse literature in telling stories that needs to be told.

I want to tell you what I did not like about this book as to why it wasn't a 5 star, but I really can't.

↣ Read for an empowering and heartfelt story that takes on a modern handmaid's tale (so as they say). If you're still looking for the perfect book to start your 2021, highly recommend trying this out. A short story that will truly warm your ice cold heart and feels like it's taking you on an adventure in to a rabbit hole. ↢

““How do you live with it watching you?”
“As you live with anything I suspect, you bear it or you end it.”

With my mouth stuffed with mushroom, I didn’t say that you could also find the beauty in it.”

— 3.5 —
⇢ trigger warnings// forced sterilization, abortion (implied)


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