After the Rush: Taipei Story

You’ve waited. You’ve read. You’ve raved (or maybe rolled your eyes). Now it’s time to spill—again. After the Rush is back!

This is our series where we gather after the hype of major releases to get real about what we think. Was the buzz deserved? Did the plot soar—or totally deflate? Whether you devoured it in a day or needed a breather halfway through, this is your space to gush, gripe, and geek out with readers who just get it.

For our next gathering, we're diving into Taipei Story by Rebecca F. Kuang. Yale student Lily Chen arrives in Taipei hungry: for family, for culture, for connection.But her summer of discovery quickly unravels. Her classes are grueling, her roommate unbearable, and a reckless, deeply awkward trip to the hot springs with a guy she barely knows soon ignites vicious gossip.Then her grandfather dies.Grieving and adrift, Lily must confront her own questions about the…