No: You Can’t Stay Here Forever (by Katherine Lin)

#YouCantStayHereForever #NetGalley.

Have you ever had the experience of life just blowing up in your face? How did you react? What did you want to do? Anyone who has gone through this upset will relate to Ellie Huang.

Ellie’s husband dies suddenly and, of course, that would be enough for anyone. However, there is more bad news ahead for Ellie. No spoilers so read the novel to find out what happened.

Ellie does something dramatic in response. She leaves San Francisco to spend an extended time in France accompanied by a close friend. Mable and Ellie meet some interesting people at a resort and things go on from there.

This is a well written debut novel told from the perspective of a young Asian woman. There are both a good setting and good characters here.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Harper for this title. All opinions are my own.

Pub date: 13 June 2023

From the Publisher

Named a must-read book of summer by: Good Morning America, People, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, and the Philadelphia Inquirer