Thank you to Bookish and Inkyard Press Publishing for sending me this advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review. From my first impression of the summary, it was a cute spin on a classic tell. A rich boy and poor girl fall in love but come together at the end despite others' opinions, but with a twist that involves having the same name and switching roles for an internship to see how the other side lives. But there was more to the story than just that. It was realistic fiction.
The book circled around the pressures of a traditional Asian family, both rich and poor, and the struggles of an Asian American teenager in our world. Both Elijah and Jessica were trying to make their parents proud while also trying to figure themselves out in the process. The book is definitely geared toward young adults due to the setting and the messages conveyed. Each chapter is told from the main two characters, Eljah and Jessica, point of view.
The only thing I would say negatively about the book was that it was a little rushed toward the end. At the beginning, each chapter seemed to convey Elijah and Jessica's day-to-day lives, but then, toward the end, it skipped forward to weeks and months.
If you are looking for a quick read and are interested in the plot and storyline of Crazy Rich Asians or The Prince and Me, you will enjoy this read.
The book circled around the pressures of a traditional Asian family, both rich and poor, and the struggles of an Asian American teenager in our world. Both Elijah and Jessica were trying to make their parents proud while also trying to figure themselves out in the process. The book is definitely geared toward young adults due to the setting and the messages conveyed. Each chapter is told from the main two characters, Eljah and Jessica, point of view.
The only thing I would say negatively about the book was that it was a little rushed toward the end. At the beginning, each chapter seemed to convey Elijah and Jessica's day-to-day lives, but then, toward the end, it skipped forward to weeks and months.
If you are looking for a quick read and are interested in the plot and storyline of Crazy Rich Asians or The Prince and Me, you will enjoy this read.