Love is an art.
Sixteen-year-old Lynda Fan has the skills and the drive to get into the Rhode Island School of Design—but not the money. Her parents are too busy paying off her stepsister’s violin lessons to help Lynda get into art school.
So when her rich and arrogant classmate, Angela Wu, offers to hire Lynda as a character designer for an otome game—a love story-based video game—she jumps at the opportunity.
Lynda isn’t exactly a romantic, but in pursuit of her dreams, she discovers things she never knew about herself while also finding love with every heart she draws.
This coming of age story was not what I was expecting. I thought it was just going to be your typical adorable high school romance. This story explores creative passion, self-discovery, and different family, friendship, and relationship dynamics.
I love the way the game characters are described in so much detail, showing Lynda’s passion for her chosen desired career path. It makes the story so much more real. Another aspect I loved was when Josie took a great big step back from her passion because of the pressure. This felt very real and believable to me. I didn’t understand Lynda’s anger towards this, but I suppose this was part of Lynda’s character arc. Realizing that everyone is messy and flawed and just doing the best they know how.
I was, however, a little surprised we weren’t more mad at all of the lying that was going on… but maybe that’s just me.
This book is categorized as YA romance, but I would say it was more like a coming of age story with some romance elements.
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