David Yoon’s Frankly In Love is a wholesome coming-of-age novel that explores many

topics such as first love, complex familial relationships, identity, racism, and more. It’s

about this Korean-American high school senior in Southern California, Frank Li. His

Parents immigrated from Korea and want Frank to live up to their Traditional

expectations, which means dating a Korean girl. The only problem is that Frank has

fallen in love with this white girl in his AP Calculus class, Britt Means. Frank Knows his

parents would never accept it, so he turns to one of his Korean family friends, Joy Song,

who is in a similar pickle with her Chinese-American boyfriend. They plan on fake dating

until their tight-sealed plan begins to crack. I loved the book because it touched on so

many underrated topics. I would recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of

Nichola Yoon and loves romance and drama, however, as a warning to those who feel

they would be offended by the use of racial slurs and racially motivated insults and

comments (mostly originating from the parents), then this isn’t recommended for them.