Mary HK Choi has gone and obliterated my heart again. If that isn't what a true sibling relationship is, I don't know what is. As Jayne notes in the last few chapters, even when June hates her, she loves her the most. At the end of the day though, the most iconic dynamic is June and Jayne.
I ate those chapters up even as they made me cry so much that I couldn't see properly. I thought that the in depth exploration of the family dynamics between each of the girls and their parents was so good. Living in Jayne's head made me feel sick, sad, and then finally relieved. When you read this, it feels like reading every ugly and beautiful thought that a real early 20's girl would have. This story is less plot driven than it is character driven, but honestly, I think that's what makes it so personal. June has just found out that she has cancer and Jayne has had an eating disorder for years, additionally, she is a bit lost in her early adulthood while she views her older sister as so much better than she is. This book is about two estranged Korean American sisters who are brought together by painful circumstances. And Jayne becomes the only one who can help her.Content warning: cancer, eating disorder. Once thick as thieves, these sisters who moved from Seoul to San Antonio to New York together now don't want anything to do with each other. Jayne is an emotionally stunted, self-obsessed basket case who lives in squalor, has egregious taste in men, and needs to get to class and stop wasting Mom and Dad's money (if you ask June).
June's three years older, a classic first-born, know-it-all narc with a problematic finance job and an equally soulless apartment (according to Jayne). Choi comes a funny and emotional story about two estranged sisters and how far they'll go to save one of their lives - even if it means swapping identities. From New York Times bestselling author Mary H.K.
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