Until We Meet Again by Lily Kim Qian is thoughtful and reflective.
Qian gives us a coming of age story of a young herself, who is a Chinese-Canadian girl who deals with her family dynamics such as her mothers mental illness, her mother and fathers volatile relationship, and dealing with growing up with a caring father, but one who is just doing the best he can, and the attitudes of immigrant parents and “old school” Chinese values vs her western world. 
The cultural differences of West and East come together to show how our main character grows up. Memoir format, reading as fiction, the illustrations are artistic, dream-like and off center. This reflects the offness the character deals with throughout her story. Lily will show us how finding home is never really easy and finding your place in the world when you are always moving (from home to home in Canada and finally to China where she understands the language, but speaks little of it) to New York for college. 
In the end things are really different from what I have read before, yet familiar. I like the fact it is not your usual “this happened then this” (or a day to day) but each section has a theme where she analyzes the experience that affected her during this time. Best for ages at least 13 and up, younger readers could read but due to context and some content, it is not for the younger reader or an overly sensitive reader.
Read via an online reader copy, this book is due later April 2026.
