Because we all love a good forbidden romance.
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Thanks to TBRandbeyond tours for this book tour opportunity!!
I have truly been blessed to participate on various book tours with them and am really grateful for each book that I get to spotlight and help raise awareness for other readers to consider. This also allows me to read other books I would usually not be aware of which is part of why I love to participate in these.
Nonetheless, I get to rant about this beauty now.
Short Summary: A photographer turned protester collides with another protester (but actually undercover cop) as sparks fly between the two and they both fight for what home means to them.
Long Summary: Two star-crossed teenagers fall in love during the Hong Kong protests in this searing contemporary novel about coming-of-age in a time of change.
Sixteen-year-old Phoenix knows her parents have invested thousands of dollars to help her leave Hong Kong and get an elite Ivy League education. They think America means big status, big dreams, and big bank accounts. But Phoenix doesn’t want big; she just wants home. The trouble is, she doesn’t know where that is…until the Hong Kong protest movement unfolds, and she learns the city she’s come to love is in danger of disappearing.
Seventeen-year-old Kai sees himself as an artist, not a filial son, and certainly not a cop. But when his mother dies, he’s forced to leave Shanghai to reunite with his estranged father, a respected police officer, who’s already enrolled him in the Hong Kong police academy. Kai wants to hate his job, but instead, he finds himself craving his father’s approval. And when he accidentally swaps phones with Phoenix and discovers she’s part of a protest network, he finds a way to earn by infiltrating the group and reporting their plans back to the police.
As Kai and Phoenix join the struggle for the future of Hong Kong, a spark forms between them, pulling them together even as their two worlds try to force them apart. But when their relationship is built on secrets and deception, will they still love the person left behind when the lies fall away?
This book is based on the Hong Kong protests back in 2019 fighting for pro-democracy and as someone who was not aware of this, this book gave me the chance to read about an important event in the world that more people should be aware about.
But also because I love the powerful ending that stuck with me. Oh, and Kai too so get your copy now before it releases tomorrow!
Overall:4/5 stars
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