The Heartbreaking Reason I Cannot Read Books by Nonadopted Asian Authors

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This comes on the heels of the Lunar New Year. Remembering the first time I delved into Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan, I was immediately drawn to the immersive world-building. I have to admit, the cover was also gorgeous. But what’s more, a description of the book as a retelling of the story of the moon goddess of the Autumn Moon Festival in my birth…