'A sweet, heartfelt romance about following your own path and following your heart. Expect to cry and laugh, all while craving donuts!' - Jesse Q. It's an important coming-of-age story about walking the fine line between forging your own path and not disappointing the parents who have given up everything for you. 'The Donut Trap is a fun romance as delicious as a perfectly glazed donut, but beneath the sweet romance, it's also a richly developed story about the diaspora experience and the overwhelming sense of aimlessness that so often comes after graduating college. This realistic, donut-filled romance is such a treat.' - Kerry Winfrey, author of Waiting For Tom Hanks I loved her family and the way they supported each other, even when they didn't always understand each other. Many readers will relate to Jasmine and her post-college struggles as she attempts to find love and a new job outside of her family's donut shop. 'Julie Tieu's debut is a sweet and sparkly love story about figuring out what you really want out of life and having the courage to go for it. Meg Cabot, author of the Little Bridge Island and Princess Diaries series Her writing is as fresh and warm as a newly baked glazed. 'Donut miss this tasty treat! Julie Tieu is going on my auto-buy list. Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc ISBN: 9780063069800 Number of pages: 368 Weight: 272 g Dimensions: 203 x 135 x 21 mm MEDIA REVIEWS

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. Worse, he doesn't think she's perfect either. He's everything she should wish for, until a disastrous dinner reveals Alex isn't as perfect as she thinks. Not only is he successful and easy on the eyes, to her parents' delight, he's also Chinese. Help comes in the form of an old college crush, Alex Lai. 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.

Jasmine quickly loses herself in a cyclical routine of donuts, Netflix, and sleep. With no boyfriend or job prospects, Jasmine returns home to work at her parents' donut shop. Jasmine Tran has landed herself behind bars-maple bars that is. Julie Tieu sparkles in this debut romantic comedy, which is charmingly reminiscent of the TV show Kim's Convenience and Frankly in Love by David Yoon, about a young woman who feels caught in the life her parents have made for her until she falls in love and finds a way out of the donut trap.

The donut trap a novel