Lunar New Year Love Story is a compelling graphic novel following Val, a teenager who used to love Valentines Day before her grandmother revealed a family secret that made her doubt the existence of lasting love. When she falls for a boy she meets at a Lunar New Year event, she starts to wonder if love is real after all. However, an old spirit offers her a chance to keep her heart safe from ever feeling again unless she can find true love in the next year.
This is a story of many kinds of love: familial, friend, and romantic. It showcases the struggles of finding out who you love and who loves you while you figure out who you are and how to love yourself. The novel is framed nicely around lunar new year celebrations, and I really liked learning more about lion dancing and its importance in multiple Asian cultures. These cultural touch points also served to show where different characters were coming from in the views on love, which was explored in a really interesting way.
This book is a must read for fans of romantic stories and people who like seeing families find their way back to each other.
This is a story of many kinds of love: familial, friend, and romantic. It showcases the struggles of finding out who you love and who loves you while you figure out who you are and how to love yourself. The novel is framed nicely around lunar new year celebrations, and I really liked learning more about lion dancing and its importance in multiple Asian cultures. These cultural touch points also served to show where different characters were coming from in the views on love, which was explored in a really interesting way.
This book is a must read for fans of romantic stories and people who like seeing families find their way back to each other.