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Just the Two of Us - Ryu Hyang


 


Genre: Contemporary | Romance

Release Date: 28th October 2020


Matt, or Soohyuk moves from Korea to the US as part of a medical exchange programme, a skilled paediatric specialist - he's in search of his roots, finally ready to try to find his birth parents. He's grouchy, doesn't trust anything someone else has cooked, and only lives for work. 

Yuna is a chef who doesn't speak to men. Ever. They terrify her to the point of collapse. Until now, when an awkward Doctor who can't seem to eat anything walks past her restaurant and seems entraced by the food. He needs someone to help him be able to eat, and Yuna seems to be the only person he'll trust. 

This was a sweet, slow-burning story about self-discovery, friendship and romance. This was fun and light, but I felt it took a long time for me to find depth to the characters and found them mildly flat through parts. That being said, that's a personal taste and I think maybe the nuance of this story may have been slightly lost in translation. 

The ending was very abrupt and sudden, and while I may check out the next one to see where our characters journey goes to next, this ending didn't really leave me dying to know what was happening next. 

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐


Thank you to Netgalley and Ryu Hyang for a reviews copy in return for an honest review.

Please note: There are some underlying dark themes such as child abuse / abandonment mentioned in this book. 

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