I just couldn’t keep pushing on esoecially since my buddy read stopped reading 

Ok this book is out there and over the top. Most of the time I don’t like books where it seems soooo unrealistic  and unrelatable . When I think, no way in hell would this happen in real life that’s usually the mark of a book I wouldn’t like (I mean unless I am specific reading a genre like fantasy or sci-fi where it is supposed to be unrealistic) . HOWEVER, this book is sooo outlandish that it works. 

I read this really quick because I didn’t want to leave the family and I am excited to see that there will be a sequel. I really loved seeing the family dynamics and that the author comes from a big family with similar dynamics. I liked learning about the Chinese-Indo culture and I loved how the language was woven throughout. 

The characters were lovable and the plot moves along very nicely. Most of the time you’re rolling your eyes at the antics they get themselves in and you’re laughing at what the aunties find important in a situation. This is a great quick read. 

While it was cool to see the inner workings of a kitchen it just wasn’t interesting enough to me. I found myself skimming a lot of portions of it bc I just didn’t care enough to read certain conversations or when it drew on forever to talk about certain prep work. However, I am not a chef nor have I ever worked in a restaurant. I could see this being very interesting to people in the industry. 

There were certain sections I really enjoyed reading so that’s why I gave it a solid 3 stars 

Fav Essay: Six times I’ve Lost my Shoes While Wearing Them.

Sooo hilarious. I do want to also rereads it on audio. I was dying laughing at soooo many of these essays. I love how Jenny brings humor to the darkest moments as well as the most mundane activities. Every book she writes is better than the last . There were many times that I was laughing out loud as well as reading it outloud to Netty (my wife) 

🌷Haiku Review 🌸
Laugh until you cry,
Jenny will have you rolling. 
Dog condoms ‘nuff said 😂 

Also you’ll just have to read it to believe me that dog condoms is not what you think they are . 

Read this in one day. I view this as a love story between two friends and not really a true romance. That made me love it that much more. It illicit tears from me too, which is very key. I really liked the mystery woven throughout because the whole time I was trying to figure out how she ended up in bed with Aaron and not David. 

I read this for a book club and I would say it’s the perfect book club book because there will be great discussions 

Omg I loved this one soooo much!  Favorite parts:
complex and difficult relationships
Dual points of view snd going back and forth between past and present 
Little clues sprinkled in but kept you guessing. I did not predict the ending ar all
Wonderful , deep takes on complexities of relationships as well as mental health 

Seriously this is soooo good and I recommend everyone to read this! 

Ruth Ware does it again, a tense mystery/thriller where I did not guess the ending at all! Iverall I really liked it and there were times I felt spooked but never scared, so I wished it went a bit further in that aspect. The twists were done really well though and I liked the ending (a lot of people seemed to not like it though) 

 I would say there were times where I felt the book was moving too slow and I didn’t like the idea of this being a LONG letter she was writing to a lawyer but mostly I was able to ignore that and get engrossed in the story. It wasn’t my favorite of her books but it was still really good. Read if you like spooky domestic thrillers where you won’t guess the ending. 

I love a good romantic comedy! I also love an enemies to lovers trope. A wedding buffet gone horrible, two “enemies” forced to take a free dream  honeymoon together, what  will happen? I like that there were layers to this book, it wasn’t just the love story between the main characters. 

Relatable characters, beautiful settings, wonderful writing, and a great way to describe passionate feelings. I really enjoyed this book, I found myself smiling at it often. I’ll def read more by this writing team