My review of Sushi for One? by Camy Tang...
Posted by:
Michelle Sutton on
September 16, 2007 at
10:05PM EST
From the Publisher:
Lex
Sakai's family is big, nosy, and marriage-minded. When her cousin
Mariko gets married, Lex will become the oldest single cousin in the
clan. And that makes her a moving target for Grandma Sakai, who insists
that Lex bring a date to her cousins wedding.
Of course, Grandma
Sakai has some perfect candidates for Lex. Too bad they don't speak
English! And Lex herself has used her Bible study class on Ephesians to
compile a huge list of traits for the perfect man. But the one man she
keeps running into doesn't seem to have a single quality on her list.
Aiden Young is not her type. Hes not a jock, hes not employed, hes not
a Christian. Its only when the always-in-control Lex starts to let God
take over that all the pieces of this hilarious romance finally fall
into place.
My review:
This was one busy
story. Not a dull moment at all. In fact, I think Lex is the unluckiest
and clumsiest chick lit character I've ever met, poor thing. I wanted
to scream, "no, no, no" right along with her when she kept getting
hurt. Like she belonged to the bad luck (rather than joy luck) club.
She had a lot of spunk and determination, though, or as someone else
described her...pluck! At times her thoughts seemed younger than her
stated 30 years--like when she referred to guys as boys. And I think
I've learned more about volleyball reading this book than I ever
learned watching the sport during the Olympics.
Sushi for One?
was a romp through the eyes of a character who had a lot of reasons to
be angry, and that came out often in her thoughts. As with most people
who love God but are feeling hurt, she closed her heart off to prayer
and fellowship to protect herself. As a result, she missed sensing
God's safe touch on her life, though He never left her side.
The
hero in this story was truly lovable. I think the fact that the author
used third person POV and slipped the reader into the mind of this man
helped a lot. He seemed absent often when Lex needed him, but
considering he hadn't allowed himself to get close to Lex, this made
sense. She needed space and he gave it to her. What a great guy! The
author's tag line fits this story to a "T".
Sushi for One? is the kind of chick lit story that demonstrates...sometimes romance needs a kick of wasabi. And the powerful, touching ending should bring tears to your eyes. It did mine. I can't wait for the next installment!
Sushi for One? was published by Zondervan and released on September 1, 2007.
