This was a sweet little romcom about two Vietnamese girls falling in love in Sài Gòn. Overall, I thought it was quite adorable, but it did fall into some of the usual romance traps for me.

Firstly, the things I loved and enjoyed. The descriptions of food were DIVINE, so much so that I literally made my partner drive us to get bánh mì yesterday because this book made me crave it. I loved the atmosphere of being in Sài Gòn, too, it made me feel like I was back there even though it's been years since I last went. The sapphic element was fun too, and I enjoyed how the story didn't centre around "coming out" and instead focused on their backgrounds and family.

It was a bit of insta-love, l could mostly write that off as young love but it was a little bit cringey towards the end, though I read the book quickly so maybe the timeline isn't right in my head and they were supposed to have known each other longer. I also think the resolution was way too rushed, it felt like the first half of the story was focused on the family and writing aspects of the story so the romance and third-act conflict/resolution felt a bit squished into the second half, particulalry given this wasn't a huge book in the first place. I would've loved to see a bit more resolution and some more time with them together post-conflict, though that last line did make me smile.

Overall, this was a cute, fun read, though it did delve into some deeper topics at time when talking about generational and familial trauma.