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Two sisters 주나 and 이나 used to be close but recently found themselves drifting apart. This summer, they also find themselves in different places. 이나 is in Chiang Mai with their mother to care for an aunt who’s giving birth. 주나 follows their dad to Berlin on his business trip. With this time apart, the two sisters write to each other and reflect on their relationship.
The book switches between the perspectives of 이나 and 주나, with each chapter following one sister. It does a really good job of telling the story of each girl. You also see the relationships they develop with people around them. The narration is a bit slow so if you want something action-packed, this is not for you. However, I loved it because it resembled the slow pace of summer vacation.
In terms of language, I think this book is one of the best YA novels for learners. The plot is really easy to follow. The sentences are often short and quite simple. I did need to look up vocabulary here and there but nothing too distracting. I really recommend this as one of the first books for intermediate learners who want to read Korean novels!