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Narrated by:
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Mela Lee
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By:
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Shirlene Obuobi
About this listen
Ghanaian American Angela Appiah has checked off all the boxes for the 'Perfect Immigrant Daughter': enroll in an elite medical school, snag a suitable lawyer/doctor/engineer boyfriend and surround herself with a gaggle of successful and/or loyal friends.... But when her boyfriend dumps her, her best friend pulls away and she bombs the most important exam of her medical career, Angie finds herself in the middle of a quarter-life crisis of epic proportions. To make matters worse, her parents are suddenly a lot less proud of their daughter, now that she's not following through with the path they chose for her.
Just when things couldn't get any more complicated, enter Ricky Gutierrez—brilliant, thoughtful, sexy and most importantly, seems to see Angie for who she is instead of what she can represent. Unfortunately, he's also got 'wasteman' practically tattooed across his forehead, and Angie's done chasing mirages of men. Or so she thinks....
For someone who's always been in control, Angie realises that there's one thing she can't plan on: matters of her heart.
For fans of Grey's Anatomy and Seven Days in June, this dazzling debut novel by Shirlene Obuobi explores that time in your life when you must decide what you want, how to get it, and who you are, all while navigating love, friendship and the realization that the path you're traveling is going to be a bumpy ride.
One of Teen Vogue’s 25 Books by Black Authors They Can’t Wait to Read This Year.
One of Betches’ 22 Books You Need to Read This Year.
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- Gabz
- 09-03-25
Okay
Very much a coming of age novel. I didn't fall madly in love with it, but it was a pretty good story where the side characters have their own lives and there are clashes between the interests of those lives and the life of the main character.
I wasn't totally sold on the love story, and despite Ricky supposedly being a good dude, I did feel that he was abysmal at communicating. Then again, Angie isn't a hell of a lot better either -- first with her parents, then with Nia, then with Ricky.
I've heard it said before that you're not going to hear good advice until you're ready for that kind of advice and this was very much the case with Angie, letting her parents trod all over her for a good 50% of the book, and then carrying her baggage in the situationship with Ricky instead of facing it head on, even though she was certainly able to do it in every other aspect of her life.
I don't know how I feel about the various name droppings of popular culture. I knew a fair few of them, and sort of appreciated the Avatar: The Last Airbender one, but I also don't know that I like to have so much pop culture dropped into my reading. Might just be me being weird, dunno. Makes it a bit less like escapism when it's something you might actually encounter, I guess?
All in all, OK, but not necessarily something to push to the top of the TBR pile.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-04-25
It was really cute! Reminded me of a very light version of Greys.
The overall story was cute. Dealt with a lot of issues my best friend dealt with as a Ghanaian daughter. Overall I liked it but a bit too predictable at the end. I think this could have done well as a series, minus the fluff.
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- Mo
- 16-11-23
Unputdownable, witty and heartwarming
A romcom girlie’s dream!
Found myself blushing at the playful banter and unabashed intricate descriptions of emotions most people struggle to put into words.
The writing and the performance absolutely blew me away. Haven’t been this engrossed and invested in a story in a minute.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Ian Smith
- 07-08-22
not what I was expecting
considering the title, I was expecting more of a focus on life in training as a doctor, similar to 'This is going to hurt', but this is more a romantic novel. if you want a book about an off again on again romance where the woman is a hard working/studying professional then this book is for you.
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