A Taste for Love

[excerpt from my review which you can find at bookblubbs.wordpress.com]

“...Before I get into the review, there's something I want to talk about regarding the other reviews for this book, especially the three-star reviews that disliked that the mother never changed and that she still remained stubborn and unrelenting. This is honestly one of the reasons why I don't like it when people who aren't privy to these things review it based on their own white backgrounds and how they have come to perceive how (white) parents should be.

I'll give you a quick tldr: the mom DID change for the better. It's minuscule, but it's there. Trying to change an Asian parent in their ways is like trying to move a mountain. It's literally impossible. Liza got through to her mom, and even though the mom didn't apologize for shit (and they never do) the regret for how she's treated Liza did show in the third or second to last chapter. Maybe it's because I myself can see the changes due to being Taiwanese-American myself, but I'm glad that this book was realistic and not fantasizing on how parents in YA change attitudes overnight. In fact, I would've been pissed given that this book is supposed to reflect how it is to be living with that kind of mother...”