Our Wayward Fate
By: Gloria Chao
Expected Publication: October 15th 2019 by Simon Pulse
320 pages
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
( Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository )
*Note: The above links to Amazon and Book Depository are affiliate links. Affiliate links support giveaways for Somewhere Only We Know readers.
Goodreads description--Seventeen-year-old Ali Chu knows that as the only Asian person at her school in middle-of-nowhere Indiana, she must be bland as white toast to survive. This means swapping her congee lunch for PB&Js, ignoring the clueless racism from her classmates and teachers, and keeping her mouth shut when people wrongly call her Allie instead of her actual name, pronounced Āh-lěe, after the mountain in Taiwan.Her autopilot existence is disrupted when she finds out that Chase Yu, the new kid in school, is also Taiwanese. Despite some initial resistance due to the "they belong together" whispers, Ali and Chase soon spark a chemistry rooted in competitive martial arts, joking in two languages, and, most importantly, pushing back against the discrimination they face.
But when Ali’s mom finds out about the relationship, she forces Ali to end it. As Ali covertly digs into the why behind her mother’s disapproval, she uncovers secrets about her family and Chase that force her to question everything she thought she knew about life, love, and her unknowable future.
Snippets of a love story from nineteenth-century China (a retelling of the Chinese folktale The Butterfly Lovers) are interspersed with Ali’s narrative and intertwined with her fate.
What are you guys waiting on this week? Let me know!
I adored Chao's first book, and this one sounds even better. I am very excited, and I think it's cool that she in incorporated a 19th century Chinese love story.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds good! I love it when authors intersperse another story alongside the main one. I will have to add this to my wish list. I hope you enjoy it! Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteOooh! What a lovely cover! Great pick!
ReplyDeleteHere’s my WoW!
Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog
a story in a story...i like that
ReplyDeletesherry @
fundinmental
I have this one on my list to read as well. I hope you love it!
ReplyDelete