Jasmine Tran has landed herself behind bars - maple bars that is. With no boyfriend or job prospects, Jasmine returns home to work at her parents’ donut shop. Jasmine quickly loses herself in a cyclical routine of donuts, Netflix, and sleep. She wants to break free from her daily grind, but when a hike in rent threatens the survival of their shop, her parents rely on her more than ever.
Help comes in the form of an old college crush, Alex Lai. Not only is he successful and easy on the eyes, to her parents’ delight, he’s also Chinese. He’s everything she should wish for, until a disastrous dinner reveals Alex isn’t as perfect as she thinks. Worse, he doesn’t think she’s perfect either.
With both sets of parents against their relationship, a family legacy about to shut down, and the reappearance of an old high school flame, Jasmine must scheme to find a solution that satisfies her family’s expectations and can get her out of the donut trap once and for all.
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Such a cute book. The Donut Trap was one of the books I came across accidentally. I was surfing through the online catalog for my library when I came across this one. The title caught my attention first, The Donut Trap ; how can you not be curios with a title like that? When I started reading the book, I didn’t know what to expect, and this was the first book I read by Julie Tieu. Now that I have read it, I am curious to see what other books she has written. I couldn’t get enough of the characters, especially Jasmine; I wanted to see when her journey would lead her. I love donuts, and while reading this book a few times, I found myself craving them. I don’t think I would last very long if I worked in the donut shop, not without eating some of them anyways. I found it interesting that Jasmine didn’t speak her language. Jasmine is a likable character; it was almost impossible not to love her. Although I was hoping that she would be able to find something that she liked to do, I knew that she was struggling to work at her parent’s donut shop.
The Donut Trap reminded me a little of the TV Show Kim’s Convivence that I watched a while back with my parents, but in a different way. The Donut Trap was a light read and easy to follow. I loved the humor that was added to the book on occasion, and I enjoyed the way that Jasmine’s mother joked and teased her on occasion. The humor made the book even more interesting to read. This was the book I had forced myself to put down because I had study, because once I picked it up, I could read it for hours if I didn’t stop myself. Every page had something happening, and something unexpected would happen when you thought you could put it down. The Donut Trap was another book that I wanted to see how it would end, but I didn’t want it to end. I didn’t want to say goodbye to any of the characters. Once I reached the end, I wondered what happened to the characters afterward.
I loved the relationship between Alex and Jasmine. To me, their relationship felt real, it wasn’t rushed, and they didn’t fall in love at the first sight. I was afraid that there would be no going back, not after that disastrous dinner with Alex’s mother. I try to like every character when I am reading the book, but I couldn’t find it in myself to like his mother. I would be embarrassed if she was my mother. I was sure that Jasmine’s parents would be against her dating Alex, but her mom surprised me. At the same time, I understand it, she wants her daughter to be happy, and she probably noticed how happy she was with Alex around. The Donut Trap is another book I thought about long after turning the last page. I would highly recommend it.
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