Book: Sushi for One?
Series: The Sushi Series Book 1
Authoress: Camy Tang
Genre: Christian Chick Lit
Goodreads: Sushi for One
Formats: Kindle, Paperback, Audible
Tagline: "Sometimes romance needs a kick of wasabi"
My summary: Poor Lex has just months to find Mr. Right (or Mr. Right now) or her meddling grandmother is going to pull the funding on Lex's young volleyball team. Can Lex hold it all together, overcome her past, and find a good guy?
My say: Blogging my book reviews has taught me I am a character fanatic. My book love is directly tied to my ability to connect with the characters. I could not connect with sports enthusiast Lex Sakai. However I did love her stoic gentle love interest Aiden Young. My favorite sections in this book where when we briefly get to see things from Aiden's perspective. Some women write men and it does not seem believable. But Aiden's inner voice and urge to protect Lex felt earnest, natural, and true. I found my self eagerly expecting his take.
My star rating: 3 stars
My slices:
- I appreciated Lex's struggle between her Christian heart and her mainly Buddhist family.
- Make sure to check out the glossary of terms in the back!
My cover thoughts: SO cute and it fits Lex perfectly.
My meter readings:
- Kiddie-o-meter: While there is no foul language or sex, Lex does struggle with the after effects of a violent crime she survived through many years before. Making this best suited for older teens and adults.
- Adult-o-meter: Christian Fiction fans that appreciate real life pains and struggles in their stories will appreciate sassy Lex.
My final say: Camy if you are reading this, you are so good at the male perspective. I hope you one day write a novel that showcases more of that. Maybe one that alternates from chapter-to-chapter from the woman to the man.
18 comments:
I haven't read a Christian Lit book in sometime and this one sounds good. I'll have to add it to my wish list! As always, thank you for the wonderful review!
sounds like a cute book! thanks for the great review :)
and also thank YOU for not having the word verification for comments. i don't like them either :)
Love the mini review! The book sounds like a good book and I kind of like to read about the struggle she has between the two religions. Thanks for the great review.
I love male leads. I'm trying to write a male lead in my book and I almost find it easier than my female protag. I like the name of this book. Thanks for the review.
Sounds like a book I need to check out....
Sounds really interesting! I tend not to specifically seek out Christian fiction (although, my entire family loves it), but you always make them sound so good! I may have to pick this one up.
Sounds like a fun book! I do like my book characters to be well-etched too!
Thanks for the review, Juju! You might like Trish in Only Uni better than Lex--most of my readers seemed to like her/relate to her better.
Camy
Well firstly I love Sushi so the title grabbed me straight away!
Camy: Thank you sweetie for passing by :)
Lizzy: Ahhh thanks doll :)
Mary: Right on Mary! That's awesome. :) I'm sure you'll come up with someone wonderful.
Chelley: *high five* I'm on a campaign to thank everyone who doesn't have word verification ;)
I love the name Lex Sakai! I don't know why it just has a ring to it. Great review Juju
Great review, and I do kinda love that cover and name. lol
It's all about the characters for me too! Sounds like Aiden is a sweetheart though!
Aah.. Ju, I tend to shy away from "god" books. Budhist or otherwise :)
It sounds like a good book. I will have to check it out.
I just saw your mini review for this so I had to see what you thought. I loved this series, particularly book two, Only Uni. It was nice to see Asians represented in Christian fiction. There isn't enough of that. I didn't relate to Lex as well either (I am terrible at sports) but I did get the whole struggle she had with her traditional family.
Did you read the rest of the series?
Christina: I haven't. But you have me thinking I should. I remember, Camy told me I would relate better to book 2. You're right - it was really nice to read about a Christian Asians. That was my first time.
Cherry: Its cool :)
Cleverly: It does, doesn't it? ;)
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