A review by yetanothersusan
David Tung Can't Have a Girlfriend Until He Gets Into an Ivy League College by Ed Lin

3.75

This is a YA book. The characters are teens. They think, speak, and act like teens. Add into all the teen angst the expectations of the son of immigrants. It can be a lot but David is up for it until girls enter the picture. His mom says no dating until he gets a college acceptance. David is a junior who took the SATs as a sophomore and studies test MCAT questions to calm himself, as a reader I felt rather confident that a good college was in his future! I can't speak to how accurate David's mom and her attitude are, but it felt like a true presentation of a parent who has put all their hopes and dreams onto their child. The characters are predictable but the story is a sweet, and sometimes bittersweet, look at what it is like to be young and trying to straddle the expectations of two different cultures. 

Thanks to NetGalley and Kaya Press for a copy of the book. This review is my own opinion.