Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

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Series:

Genres:

Coming-of-age fiction, Historical fiction, World War II fiction

Tropes:

Break up, Coming of age, Dysfunctional family, First love, Fish out of water, Forbidden love, Friends to lovers, Growing up, Miscommunication, Rekindled relationship, Secret relationship, Time skip

Characters:

Chinese American main character(s), East Asian diasporic main character(s), East Asian main character(s), Japanese American main character(s)

Time Periods:

Radio Age, World War II

Places:

Idaho, New York City, Seattle, United States, Washington

Endings:

Bittersweet ending, Hopeful ending

Content Notes:

Internalized racism, Racism, Racist language, Secondary character death, Systemic racism

Sex Ratings:

General: no apparent sexuality or sensuality

Violence Ratings:

Violence 1: no violence

Language Ratings:

Appeal:

Character-driven, Multiple timelines