โ i am not jessica chen arc review ๐ชฉ๐
As a girl in her early 20s who expresses herself through art and perfectionism, this book was like looking into a mirror. ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ค๐ข ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ is a heartfelt exploration of identity, belonging, and the complexities of cultural expectations. Ann Liang dives into the suffocating weight of familial pressures and aspirations and its effects on a teenage girl who already struggles with self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and the fear of failure.
This book is โthis is me tryingโ x academia featuring a burnt out perfectionist, a failing art student, and the quiet prodigy. Jenna Chen wishes to have the perfect life, a perfect family, and a perfect futureโ just like her cousin, Jessica Chen. However, Jenna quickly learns how ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต her cousinโs life is once she steps into her shoes. Upholding Jessicaโs seemingly pristine outward appearance may be the most difficult challenge she faces yet. Jenna loses herself in the glory of being Harvard-bound and top of her class. While she strives to keep Jessicaโs grades up, maintain her friendships, and family obligationsโ she finds that the girl she used to be is quickly slipping away.
This story embraces the ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ trope so well, I had the best time uncovering Aaronโs true feelings towards Jenna through his actions. Through it all, the most satisfying part is Jenna realizing that there is somebody who already loves her as she is. All she has to do is see that she is already the perfect daughter, the perfect student, and the perfect girl for Aaron Cai.
โ๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ
๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ค๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆโ
- ๐๐ข๐บ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ธ๐ช๐ง๐ต
If you relate to these lyricsโ this book is for you.
If youโre a burnt out overachieverโ this book is for you.
If youโre a mirrorballโ this book is for you.
I cannot wait for ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ค๐ข ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ to be released and I hope you love it as much as I did. In the meantime I will be patiently awaiting Ann Liang's next release, ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐โ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ. Lastly, I would like to thank the author, publisher, and Netgalley for this ARC.
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