Frankly In Love is the first book that I listened to both the audio-book and read the physical copy. I listened to the first 70% with the audio-book and then I read the remainder of the book with my physical copy. This ended up being a fantastic way to read the book. The narrator did a wonderful job and it really helped me hear some of the voices and inflections of the characters.
The first half of the book moved slowly for me and seemed like it was going to be very predictable. I am glad that I was listening to the audio-book as I might not have continued on with the physical copy. Frank Li is a senior in high school. He has fallen for his classmate, Brit Means, but as a Korean-American his family is not accepting of him dating outside other Korean-Americans. Frank comes up with a plan to pretend date his friend, Joy, who is also Korean-American, but is also dating a non Korean-American. The outcome of this arrangement seemed inevitable.
I found the last 40% of the book to be the most engaging. At this point, there are more layers added to the story and becomes more compelling. The perspectives on race from a first generation Korean-American were thought provoking. How do white Americans see Korean-Americans? How do Koreans see the new Korean-American generation?
Thank you to Bookish First for providing me an ARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.
The first half of the book moved slowly for me and seemed like it was going to be very predictable. I am glad that I was listening to the audio-book as I might not have continued on with the physical copy. Frank Li is a senior in high school. He has fallen for his classmate, Brit Means, but as a Korean-American his family is not accepting of him dating outside other Korean-Americans. Frank comes up with a plan to pretend date his friend, Joy, who is also Korean-American, but is also dating a non Korean-American. The outcome of this arrangement seemed inevitable.
I found the last 40% of the book to be the most engaging. At this point, there are more layers added to the story and becomes more compelling. The perspectives on race from a first generation Korean-American were thought provoking. How do white Americans see Korean-Americans? How do Koreans see the new Korean-American generation?
Thank you to Bookish First for providing me an ARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.