Full Review by BeckyB16
While I don’t think I was quite the target audience for this book (it reads as very young adult), I still enjoyed this cute little story. I liked the unusual premise - girl meets boy via a late-night prank call that turns into a telephone friendship. I also enjoyed reading about cultures that I know little about.
The book is well-written with few grammatical errors and flowed pretty well. The first half of the book was written from Yanisa’s point of view, while the second part, after they meet in real life, is told from Ash’s perspective. I think alternating chapters might have been better, because I really wanted to see things from Yannie’s perspective once they were interacting.
I did become frustrated with the immaturity of both characters and how they interacted with each other as well as their friends and families, but this could also be due to unfamiliarity with their cultural norms.
Three and a half stars, rounded up.
Many thanks to the author and Pen Pinery for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book. This is my honest and unbiased review.