My Thoughts:
Asian fate, family curses, a love triangle and lion dancing make this a feel good story to start your year of the dragon reading. Valentina loved making homemade valentine cards for all her classmates, but her favorite Valentine was the one she made for her father. But as she gets older, her classmates do not share her same enthusiasm and Valentines day becomes a lonely and sad event for her. She also believes that her family is cursed in love.
This sweet coming of age story is about Val's rejection, struggles, betrayal and hope. The illustrations and interjection of comic relief create a feel good story for readers. This is definitely a great choice as the first graphic novel to read for the year. It is a multicultural story that reveals both our differences as Asians, as well as our similarities. Well done.
From the Publisher:
She was destined for heartbreak. Then fate handed her love.
Val is ready to give up on love. It's led to nothing but secrets and heartbreak, and she's pretty sure she's cursed―no one in her family, for generations, has ever had any luck with love.
But then a chance encounter with a pair of cute lion dancers sparks something in Val. Is it real love? Could this be her chance to break the family curse? Or is she destined to live with a broken heart forever?
Val is ready to give up on love. It's led to nothing but secrets and heartbreak, and she's pretty sure she's cursed―no one in her family, for generations, has ever had any luck with love.
But then a chance encounter with a pair of cute lion dancers sparks something in Val. Is it real love? Could this be her chance to break the family curse? Or is she destined to live with a broken heart forever?
Publication Information:
Author: Gene Luen Yang
Illustrator: LeUyen Pham
Publisher: First Second (January 9, 2024)
Paperback: 352 pages
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