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givemaribooks's review
4.0
This was a cute book and I loved his meddling family.
I’m glad I gave this book a second change after DNF’ing the audiobook. The narration was painful.
I’m glad I gave this book a second change after DNF’ing the audiobook. The narration was painful.
brianne_k's review
2.0
*2/5*
The best parts about this were Ah Ma and Ah Yeh. They were delightful.
I loved that it was Asian Canadian..
The best parts about this were Ah Ma and Ah Yeh. They were delightful.
I loved that it was Asian Canadian..
amlibera's review
4.0
Cute novella, I enjoy Lau's focus on Asian Canadians living in Toronto (also food and drink descriptions) lots of somewhat tired tropes but the connection between the main characters felt genuine and sweet.
kathlgpa's review
3.0
An easy quick holiday read. I enjoyed the characters but the plot seemed pretty...short? There wasn't really any conflict so no climax. Which I guess isn't surprising in 200 pages.
westcoaster05's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
jessoehrlein's review
3.0
Very fun! but I think too short to earn/flesh out the needed character development.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
kevinscorner's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
A Match Made for Thanksgiving is a steamy holiday romance novella by Jackie Lau. Ad exec Nick Wong is living the big city life in Toronto, and drinking, partying, and women. Lily Tseng is looking for a one night stand to prove that she isn’t the boring woman her ex-boyfriend accused her of. They spend one amazing night together, only exchange first names. But when Nick’s meddling parents (and grandparents) decide to invite blind dates for their four unmarried adult children over Thanksgiving, Lily shows up as his brother’s blind date.
This was a short, fluffy, low angst romantic comedy, and I was all for it. Although I did find the prose to be a bit clunky, it just had all the right elements and hit all the right romcom notes for me. It doesn’t break new ground and is very trope-y but just with an Asian diaspora twist. It was genuinely entertaining and funny, the spice was explicit and steamy but also sweet, and the romance was quick but also believable. Nick and Lily really connect as two big city people from a small town, handling their Asian identity in their own ways.
I really appreciated how very Asian this book is. From the descriptions of the delectable Asian food scene in Toronto to the close-knit Asian family dynamic, it truly reflects the mixing and appreciation of immigrant culture. While Nick only slightly touches his issues growing up as visibly Asian (he is half) in a nearly all white small town, it does offer us insight into why he reinvents himself into the sleek ladies man when he moves away. While told from both perspectives, this is very much Nick’s book.
A Match Made for Thanksgiving is a fluffy and steamy romcom novella with an Asian diaspora perspective.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
amyreadsandsails's review against another edition
4.0
Light fun read, exactly what it promised. Another reformed playboy, cute meddling family. Made me want to go to Toronto and eat soup dumplings.