The Book:
Christmas Clash by Suzanne Park
Published October 4, 2022 by Sourcebooks Fire
Date read: October 17, 2022
The Characters:
Chloe and Peter
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The Plot (from Goodreads):
Chloe Kwon can’t stand Peter Li. It’s always been that way. Their families don’t get along either: their parents operate rival restaurants in the Riverwood Mall food court―Korean food for the Kwons and Chinese food for the Lis. Now it’s the holiday season and Chloe’s the photographer at the mall’s Santa Land, and Peter works at the virtual reality North Pole experience right across the atrium. It’s all Chloe can do to avoid Peter’s smug, incredibly photogenic face.
But it turns out the mall is about to be sold to a developer and demolished for condos. Eviction notices are being handed out right before Christmas. Their parents don’t know what to do, and soon Chloe and Peter realize that the two of them need to join efforts to try to save the mall. Just when it seems like they can put aside their differences and work closely (very closely) together, they discover that the Kwon and Li feud goes far deeper than either of them realize.
The Review:
Enemies to young love, save the family business, and all the drool-worthy Chinese and Korean food, what’s not to love!
Peter and Chloe’s friendship was adorable from start to finish. There’s a bit of a Romeo and Juliet situation going on with their families, without the death of course. I was very interested in figuring out what was up with their family feud, and save-the-small-business is one of my favorite plots.
Unfortunately, this book didn’t feel very Christmassy to me. The only mention was the time of year and Chloe’s job as the mall Santa photographer. I would have loved to read about how Peter and Chloe’s families celebrate!
Suzanne Park writes the cutest YA romances, and I love that I always learn something new about Korean food or culture.
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