![]() Sweet turns bitter before readers get-can’t resist-their just desserts. ![]() He’s shockingly perfect-even in Jas’ parents’ eyes!-until his own tiger-mom issues plummet his potential. Julie Tieu sparkles in this debut romantic comedy, which is charmingly reminiscent of the TV show. And then her best friend delivers Jas’ single-encounter college obsession to her doorstep. Buy a cheap copy of The Donut Trap book by Julie Tieu. She’s trapped between her parents’ impossible expectations and her overdue need for independence. After thwarting her immigrant parents’ pre-med plans for her, Jas is back at home, working again in the family donut shop. Missteps aside, Naudus earnestly embodies 22-year-old Jasmin Tran, who’s been rather career-unfocused since graduating from UCLA. One might argue, for example, that the Cambodian Chinese American protagonist could be less than fluent when ordering Korean barbecue favorites, but Naudus’ previous Korean-infused narration with Korean American characters, A Sweet Mess, was equally clumsy. The Donut Trap - by Julie Tieu (Paperback) 10. ![]() ![]() Casting an Asian American narrator for Asian American characters created by an Asian American author initially seems to be a promising decision, but Taiwanese American Naudus, though pleasant overall for Tieu’s debut, isn’t consistently convincing with the multiple Asian languages in play. ![]()
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