Book reviews are subjective. I tend to rate books not according to how “perfect” they are, seem to be, or are said to be in general but rather to how perfect they are to me.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
“Please do something.” She’d wait for Him to do something. She’d wait for Him, even if He didn’t do something.
It’s a little complicated, this whole business regarding Lex Sakai’s becoming (or avoiding becoming?) the oldest single female cousin in her family. Her quest of multiple objectives in Sushi for One? by author Camy Tang takes a lot of turns, and I, while reading about it, had to hang on for the ride.
The novel’s opening, and several other moments along the way, had me laughing out loud, and I took to the heroine right away: funny, flawed, sometimes rash about the mouth, tomboyish, passionate about sports, with a figure folks criticize for not being curvy enough–whatever that is. (Hey, lithe women are beautiful, too!) The story’s romance is well paced, and the volleyball sequences put me in the mood for the Summer Olympics. In the mood to watch them, that is.
There are a lot of mishaps and spillings, the theme concerning Lex’s sensitive stomach makes for some “disgustamundo” parts, and most of the zany characters who sail through, and some who reappear, aren’t exactly likable. (Which is part of the story’s point, granted.) But genuine displays of friendship and family loyalty through painful experience put me in tears. Real tears that required me to pause from reading for a while.
I’ve got to read more of the Sushi Series.
After Book One comes a fun vignette, The Sushi Toss.
Prismatic Prospects 
Goodness, the mind boggles about the “sensitive stomach” parts! Sounds good though.
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Yes–it was a great help that I’m not squeamish! Not very, anyway. 😀 I’ve just started Book 3 of the series.
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