Thursday, March 23, 2023

When You Wish Upon a Lantern by Gloria Chao

 


“Liya and Kai had been best friends since they were little kids, but all that changed when a humiliating incident sparked The Biggest Misunderstanding Of All Time—and they haven’t spoken since.


Then Liya discovers her family's wishing lantern store is struggling, and she decides to resume a tradition she had with her beloved late grandmother: secretly fulfilling the wishes people write on the lanterns they send into the sky. It may boost sales and save the store, but she can't do it alone . . . and Kai is the only one who cares enough to help.


While working on their covert missions, Liya and Kai rekindle their friendship—and maybe more. But when their feuding families and their changing futures threaten to tear them apart again, can they find a way to make their own wishes come true?” - taken from Goodreads.


A touching romantic story between two neighbors who are caught in the middle of their feuding fathers. Liya and Kai are childhood friends but things have been weird since she snorted a boba from her tea into her nose, causing her to vomit in front of Kai. Embarrassed, she has kept her distance from him since. Kai has just finally gotten the nerve to ask Liya out on a date when she throws up on the table they share. Devastated, he wants to stay friends even if Liya doesn’t return his feelings. 


When Liya discovers that her family’s shop is in debt, she comes up with a plan to earn some extra money. Kai is more than willing to help her. As the two once again grow closer, will Lyia be able to save her family’s store? What happens when Liya learns Kia asked her out and she didn’t hear him?


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