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A review by spinesinaline
Café Con Lychee by Emery Lee
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This was an interesting premise, with two ‘enemies’ whose families own rival cafés teaming up when a new fusion café threatens both of their businesses. Overall it’s a sweet story and I felt it picked up for the better in the second half but it did feel awkward and clunky in the writing and characterization. I think the characters were smoothed out more by the second half so they didn’t read so much as caricatures. An enjoyable story with lots of delicious food, it just needed a little time to develop.
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Racism