tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8414390875368071727.post7190982104503051741..comments2023-10-14T12:48:51.664-04:00Comments on Ready, Set, Read!: BOOK REVIEW | American Panda by Gloria ChaoGennifer Eccleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649868338706328764noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8414390875368071727.post-60672268389078129402018-05-15T22:45:16.952-04:002018-05-15T22:45:16.952-04:00Hi Di!! Sorry for such the late response! I agree ...Hi Di!! Sorry for such the late response! I agree that mother/daughter relationships can be very complex, and I loved how Mei's relationship with her mother wasn't picture perfect. <br /><br />I'm glad too! Sometimes it seems like authors are just forcing diversity onto their books, after the fact or mid-series as a way to jump on the bandwagon. I think it helps that the author is own-voices, and she can give an accurate representation of her experience as a Taiwanese American! Gennifer Eccleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649868338706328764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8414390875368071727.post-70810730487505810462018-02-14T07:24:53.845-05:002018-02-14T07:24:53.845-05:00This sounds like such a sweet and relative book! I...This sounds like such a sweet and relative book! I love it. I like the sounds of the relationships as well - mother's and daughters generally do have fiarly complex relationships, built up over a lifetime! So it is nice that that was represented so well. <br /><br />Diversity is such a buzz word at the moment and I'm glad to see that there are authors out there doing it so well and not just dropping in some diversity for the hype. Lovely review. Di @ Book Reviews by Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021249735871126514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8414390875368071727.post-62580622223563159362018-02-11T21:27:15.854-05:002018-02-11T21:27:15.854-05:00Thank you Amy! Yes, the cover and the drink are am...Thank you Amy! Yes, the cover and the drink are amazing! The art design team did a great job. :)Gennifer Eccleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649868338706328764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8414390875368071727.post-56377930531092400092018-02-11T00:40:12.853-05:002018-02-11T00:40:12.853-05:00Brilliant review! I love that message, and I adore...Brilliant review! I love that message, and I adore messy relationships when they're done right. This book looks fantastic, and that cover is so aesthetic ;) My mouth is watering for that drink, hahaha. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412158036738231881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8414390875368071727.post-70809203516740238792018-02-09T13:04:10.869-05:002018-02-09T13:04:10.869-05:00Thank you Tanya! I do as well! Maybe it's beca...Thank you Tanya! I do as well! Maybe it's because I'm close with my mother, but I loved seeing a strong (and at times messy) relationship! I'm glad you want to read it! Thanks so much for stopping by. :)Gennifer Eccleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649868338706328764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8414390875368071727.post-86277183225405755112018-02-08T10:22:08.906-05:002018-02-08T10:22:08.906-05:00Excellent review, Genni! I love the strong focus o...Excellent review, Genni! I love the strong focus on the parental relationship and especially the mother-daughter relationship. And your description of the romance being like a baby panda... I couldn’t stop smiling at that. :) This one just went straight to my TBR!<br /><br />Tanya @ Girl PLus BooksTanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8414390875368071727.post-80019624082089204922018-02-07T12:15:32.920-05:002018-02-07T12:15:32.920-05:00Nonexistent parents are the WORST! Thanks Uma. :) ...Nonexistent parents are the WORST! Thanks Uma. :) Gennifer Eccleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649868338706328764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8414390875368071727.post-40446713919245550592018-02-07T12:15:14.410-05:002018-02-07T12:15:14.410-05:00Thank you Lauren!! Fingers crossed you love it. :)...Thank you Lauren!! Fingers crossed you love it. :)Gennifer Eccleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649868338706328764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8414390875368071727.post-92196855656978045582018-02-07T12:14:51.470-05:002018-02-07T12:14:51.470-05:00That's great that you got it so soon! I hope y...That's great that you got it so soon! I hope you love it Kay. :)Gennifer Eccleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649868338706328764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8414390875368071727.post-17515592788126883192018-02-06T22:57:09.526-05:002018-02-06T22:57:09.526-05:00Ahhh I love books that focus on relationships! I&#...Ahhh I love books that focus on relationships! I'm so sick of all the YA books that have nonexistent parents! This book sounds amazing <3 Great review :)<br /><br /><a href="http://booksbagsburgers.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Uma@Books.Bags.Burgers.</a>Uma @Books.Bags.Burgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10112898986107572612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8414390875368071727.post-67801003112506304222018-02-06T22:50:25.271-05:002018-02-06T22:50:25.271-05:00Excellent review, Genni! I'm really looking fo...Excellent review, Genni! I'm really looking forward to this one myself. :)Lauren Stoolfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777860030600932061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8414390875368071727.post-26284298352997484632018-02-06T22:16:41.107-05:002018-02-06T22:16:41.107-05:00Ahhh!!!! I can't wait to read this! It came ou...Ahhh!!!! I can't wait to read this! It came out today and I grabbed our copy from the library. I am so glad you loved it.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726890988367858211noreply@blogger.com