American Panda

I received this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

This is such a cute story. I absolutely enjoyed reading this book and watching Mei grow as a person and individual.

This book is all about character development and growth, so at first I was worried because if this isn't done gradually or well, then the story can fall apart. I feel like Mei's growth is done slowly throughout the book making it more believable. Besides her, the other characters do seem a bit dim, but nothing to complain about. I did wish Mei had more friends, but when she did talk to people the conversation wasn't always about boys and romance, so plus there!

As for the romance, it is insta-love :( How unfortunate....
The author does have them hang out and do things a few times though, so at least their relationship seemed to have a good foundation, even if to me the relationship felt too good to be true. I do really like his character though!! Whenever he showed up, I was excited :)

I have to warn you, this is a tear-jerker, or it was for me at least. The writing had me connected with Mei, so when she wasn't sure what to do or was being criticized by her parents it really hurt my heart! My parents were never this strict and I'm so thankful for it. I mean, maybe I would have done better in school, but that isn't all there is to life!

So, this is a cute, heart-felt, coming of age story that I will recommend to people.