A review by briannethebookworm
Dating Makes Perfect by Pintip Dunn

4.0

As the youngest Tech daughter, Winnie knows that she isnt allowed to date in high school. Her older twin sisters weren’t allowed to until they went to college, and Winnie has accepted the rule like the good Thai daughter she is. When the twins return from college complaining that their dating inexperience has caused them to struggle to navigate the mission to find a husband, their parents shockingly agree to change the no dating rule for Winnie in the hopes that she will be able to find a husband faster after graduating. The only catch is that her parents get to pick her fake boyfriends, and naturally they choose Mat Songsomboom, Winnie’s ex-best childhood friend. Winnie can barely stomach a conversation with him, and she has no idea how she can pretend to date him. As they are forced to spend time together, Winnie begins to chip away at his guarded outer shell and uncover the real reasons Mat and her stopped being friends in the first place.

This was a cute enemies to lovers type book for teenagers! I loved that the book featured Asian main characters and that the plot centered a lot around Thai cuisine. Winnie was very close with her older sisters, and it was cool to see them work together to break down the cultural barriers between them and their parents’ generation in order to become a closer family. There were many movie references to more old and current movies like Always Be My Maybe, To All the Boys I Loved Before, and When Harry Met Sally. Definitely recommend!