Book Review | Angelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen

About Angelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen

Being a teenager is no fairy tale . . . but that doesn’t mean you can’t find a little magic. A high schooler’s journey to recover from burnout leads to a surprising romance with a twist from the bestselling author of The Magic Fish.

Angelica was the girl who could do it all—until suddenly, she couldn’t. Burnout hit hard.  Now, after some very low moments, she’s ready to get her life back together, thanks to her friends, and one very surprising source of comfort. 

A bear.

Peri is the mascot of the local theater. He’s been sending Angelica supportive messages from his social. They’ve become friends, and Angelica might even have . . . a crush?

Determined to find the human behind the bear costume, Angelica gets a summer job interning at the theater. She might never go back to being the girl who can do everything, but perhaps she is becoming the girl who can magically have it all.

Let’s Review Angelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen

Absolutely loved this and I can’t wait to share this one with my oldest when she’s of age. From the story, the characters and the beautiful illustrations, I loved everything about this. Just people going through some big emotions and trying to figure out how to manage it all. It’s not always easy and it was great to see the growth with some of these characters.

At first it comes off as a bit of a light read, but as you get deeper into the story, it turns into something a bit more. Tackling things that I feel you couldn’t quite imagine someone so young going through, but we all know that it doesn’t always workout that way. I really loved seeing how Angelica and her family were readily navigating everything as best as they could. I was just telling my friend the other day that I want more books with great family dynamics and this one definitely had all of that for me.

I’m definitely going to keep a lookout for more by Trung!