Frankly in Love. Frankly, I’m in love with this book.

This debut from David Yoon was one of my most highly anticipated books of the year, and I’m happy to say, it not only did not disappoint, but it exceeded expectations. We’re talking 1600 SAT score here.

“We need more diverse books” gets thrown around enough, and it’s true. This book is both diverse and relatable. It truly demonstrates the struggle towards identity and culture in a way that embraces without shunning others. This country’s foundation, its successes and failures, was built upon immigrants. For those of the hyphenated generation (Korean-American, African American, Mexican-American, and so forth), it can be a difficult experience growing up to not feel you are doing either side right. But learning your own self and the way to merge the two (or more) essential parts, if you’re lucky enough, is they key. It’s the key to everything. There’s beauty in embracing culture like a melting pot, but instead of imagining a sludge of greyish brown, perhaps instead imagine a swirl of all colors imaginable - all distinct and unique and beautiful, dancing together and as one. That’s how I feel about this book. So, go read it, okay?