Unfortunately I found this book too difficult to read. It was nice that it included Vietnamese culture and language, but the issue was that where it included Vietnamese language, it didn't tell you what it meant, so it felt a bit like watching a Corey language film without the subtitles on, so you were only getting half the story. From what I gathered of this story it's a modern day Romeo and Juliet, though with a better ending, and aimed at the YA audience. Sadly I wouldn't recommend just because there was no explanations where foreign words and sentences were used, which alienates the reader

This is a fine, generic Young Adult story about a Vietnamese restaurant and family secrets. I’ve read worst books in the genre.