I Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up by Naoko Kodama
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I read this one for my daughter who loved this book and finds some peace in a sort of easy-going acceptance where people don't fit "normal" expectations in society. Morimoto has always done what her parents expected of her and tried to excel to meet those expectations, except that she really has no interest in anyone's insistence she should get married. Hana is Morimoto's friend from school, who even now still calls her "senpai" and once confessed her feelings for Morimoto. Despite her misgivings, Morimoto goes along with Hana's plan of getting a certificate and pretending to be married to stop her parent's invasive persistence. This covers just about every awkward situation and trope you can think of in this scenario, including Morimoto ultimately questioning why she was so against a relationship with Hana in the first place. The story is done in a cute way, but don't expect to entirely escape the cringe either in this genre.
View all my reviews
