Our Wayward Fate
by Gloria Chao
What is it about:
Seventeen-year-old Ali Chu knows that as the only Asian person at her school in middle-of-nowhere Indiana, she must be bland as white toast to survive. This means swapping her congee lunch for PB&Js, ignoring the clueless racism from her classmates and teachers, and keeping her mouth shut when people wrongly call her Allie instead of her actual name, Ah-lee, after the mountain in Taiwan.
Her autopilot existence is disrupted when she finds out that Chase Yu, the new kid in school, is also Taiwanese. Despite some initial resistance due to the they belong together whispers, Ali and Chase soon spark a chemistry rooted in competitive martial arts, joking in two languages, and, most importantly, pushing back against the discrimination they face.
But when Ali’s mom finds out about the relationship, she forces Ali to end it. As Ali covertly digs into the why behind her mother’s disapproval, she uncovers secrets about her family and Chase that force her to question everything she thought she knew about life, love, and her unknowable future.
What did I think of it:
I loved American Panda, so I had to give Chao's next book a try.
And although this book didn't grip me as much as American Panda it is still a great read!
I could relate with Ali who is the outsider at her school and just learned to keep her head down and stay silent when people say and do ignorant things. Then Chase shows up and Ali is forced to look at her life.
I loved seeing the two of them connect and challenge the people around them. Then Ali's mother interferes and her meddling leads the story in a different direction.
I can't say too much about what happens next, but I was surprised by the twists in this story and had to read on to see how everything would end.
All in all a cool read and I'll definitely will get my trotters on the next book by Chao as well.
Why should you read it:
It's a fun and cool YA read.
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