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Wholly heartwarming and enchanting." —Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends now, rep problems aside, i also have qualms and concerns with bhuiyan's writing, which, not only uneven in pacing, seems to fail at fleshing out characters to be truly dimensional and tangible. i admit that i am holding this author's works to a higher standard, because i truly had hope and high expectations for her work, and i always want to see women of colour succeed in an industry that seems to predominantly cast light on white women(sjm, cassie clare, colleen hoover, regarding ya and romance publishing spaces). after reading em's review, which reports this book to be no greater than bhuiyan's previous work, i am disappointed, to say the least. bhuiyan's bff irl is chloe gong (i think at least lol) and emmit's mother is called..... claire.gong. i-- this book has hate-to-love, a poc romance since mina is bangladeshi and emmitt is half-chinese (his hair is dyed blond on the front cover as part of his undercover scheme, hence his darker natural roots!), a celebrity love interest, a complex sister relationship, in-depth discussions of mental health, a chaotic film club, loads of gen z antics (since i'm gen z myself), and nuanced family dynamics as the main character navigates her last year of high school. Book Genre: Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Fiction, Health, LGBT, Mental Health, Romance, Young Adult, Young Adult Contemporary, Young Adult Romance

UAL Enterprising Alumni Network Event: Purpose-driven and social enterprise from UAL Alumni - Meet the Speakers There's just missed opportunity after missed opportunity here. Who is the intended audience? If they're anything like me, a young woman of color who likes books and movies, then I would brace for similar opinions, especially from those who identify as film lovers. Perhaps if Bhuiyan had interrogated any idea she posits in the novel beyond surface level, I would have responded to it more positively. I think what I enjoyed most in this novel was Mina’s journey to figure out where she wanted to attend college and where she wanted to end up after graduating high school. Just like Mina, it was my dream to attend film school at USC for the longest time and my ultimate decision ended up being eerily similar to Mina’s. So it was really cool to see that arc play out!

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I wish her support group was more aware of her. I know mental health is as silent as you let it be but if her friends and sister knew what was going on... I think the conflict was unfair. Being depressed doesn't give you a right to be terrible to people, don't get me wrong, but I think Anam was the only one who I felt was justified. Rosie just... it felt like a huge overreaction. Maybe I missed something but I definitely think that Mina trying everything in her power to get out of the suffocation of her parents outweighed the crush that Rosie had on Sofie.

my biggest issue with this story is that it literally is a carbon copy of tashie bhuiyan's debut. if you've read that, you've read this. if you've only read this, don't bother to read cdwy because you already have! it's like a shitty two-for-one deal you didn't want. this is going to sound harsh, but i just don't think bhuiyan is a very strong writer. i know she's young and just starting out, but it felt so amateur. so much telling and boring, skippable writing. very wattpad-ish, too. we're not done with emmit. yes, he's as bland as they come but making him say "love" at the end of every sentence?? i don't think even actual british people say it as this man did in two scenes. he also smirks too much. it seems to be his default expression and im tired of it. All her film club scenes are bland. Like Mina is supposed to be this aspiring screenwriter but there’s zero film terminology used in the story beyond a wayward movie references. I never got the impression that Mina was a die hard film lover like she was made out to be. The conflicts she had with Rose and Anam were also lukewarm with little stakes. Even the eventual college decision and film contest competition was passed off without any satisfying plot conclusion. As Mina ventures across the five boroughs with Emmitt, the city she grew up in starts to look more like home than it ever has before. Suddenly, Mina’s dreams—which once seemed impenetrable—begin to crumble, and she’s forced to ask herself: Is winning worth losing everything?This is why I always finish the books I start. I was halfway through this one and I wasn't really enjoying it cause I kind of hated the main character (I still don't like her, but I don't hate her now), but she has some character growth and I end up liking the book and the romance. as an aussie living in the suburbs, you gotta give me something. i don't know shit about american cities, even ones as famous as new york.