Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (432 Pages)
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the feeling took root—that desire to look, to move closer, to touch. Whenever it started growing, it definitely bloomed the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. Suddenly everything seemed possible. But 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.
Opinion: This teen book is a mixture of romance, realistic fiction and historical fiction. Malinda Lo's writing is gorgeous. She is able to weave in little clues about where the story is going that the reader won't fully pick up on until after finishing the novel. The main character Lily's character development is great. You really get to see her finally be herself by the end of the book even though there are consequences for it. I also loved getting glimpses (POVs) from Lily's family that helps explain their journey in Lily's story. The final ending was also so sweet.
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