Book: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Read From: 27th July - 30th July 2021
Rating: 5/5 stars
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can’t remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father—despite his hard-won citizenship—Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day.
My favourite book of July? I THINK SO. This book was absolutely amazing and I adored every single page. I didn't want it to end! You can tell that Lo has done SO much research in order to craft this story and all of those efforts 100% paid off because this was a beautiful book that I have not been able to stop thinking about since I finished reading it.
Lily and Kath are characters that will have my heart forever - particularly Lily. Her self-discovery journey of exploring her identity will tug on your heartstrings and causes you to reflect on why the need for representation is so important.
The writing style was impeccable. You all know by now that I love a good character-driven novel and when this is accompanied by a writing style I get on with from the first page, a glowing review is inevitable. There were so many annotate-worthy quotes and scenes, I can't wait to reread this and overflow this book with tabs.
This is a short and sweet review because half of my thoughts are actually just feelings - all of them extremely positive, of course. Please, please read this! What's not to love about a slow-burn historical romance!? I will be recommending this to everybody!