Thus, Linh and Bao haven’t really interacted despite having met and going to the same school, but one day, they’re partnered up to write pieces for their newspaper on restaurants that would be good date spots. Their families own rival pho restaurants however, there seems to be a darker history underlying their rivalry. Meanwhile, Bao doesn’t yet know what he wants to do despite college being on the horizon.
Linh is an aspiring artist who knows her parents would be disappointed by her choice of career. I’ve been so hyped for it for so long, and when I finally got the chance to read an ARC, I dropped everything for it! A Pho Love Story was the Vietnamese-American contemporary that I’ve been waiting for, with a cute romance and complex family histories. If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I’ve been screaming about this book for literal years. But then, of course, they immediately remember.Ĭan Linh and Bao find love in the midst of feuding families and complicated histories? Bao and Linh, who’ve avoided each other for most of their lives, both suspect that the feud stems from feelings much deeper than friendly competition.īut then a chance encounter brings Linh and Bao in the same vicinity despite their best efforts and sparks fly, leading them both to wonder what took so long for them to connect. The only problem? Her parents rely on her in ways they’re not willing to admit, including working practically full-time at her family’s pho restaurant.įor years, the Mais and the Nguyens have been at odds, having owned competing, neighboring pho restaurants. She loves art and dreams pursuing a career in it. Stable when unlit, but full of potential for joy and fire. If Linh Mai had to describe herself, she’d say she was a firecracker. He works at his parents’ pho restaurant, and even there, he is his parents’ fifth favorite employee. His grades are average, his social status unremarkable. Steady and strong, but not particularly interesting. If Bao Nguyen had to describe himself, he’d say he was a rock.
Summary: When Dimple Met Rishi meets Ugly Delicious in this funny, smart romantic comedy, in which two Vietnamese-American teens fall in love and must navigate their newfound relationship amid their families’ age-old feud about their competing, neighboring restaurants. Rep: ownvoices Vietnamese-American protagonists and side characters
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