Book Review: The Tiger Mom’s Tale by Lyn Liao Butler

Review copy provided free by the publisher While Lyn Liao Butler's debut is called The Tiger Mom's Tale, for me, this is really a book about sisterhood. After more than 20 years estranged from her father and stepfamily in Taiwan, Lexa goes back to grapple with the stepmother who forced her out and separated her…

ByMichelleJuly 27, 20210Comments

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K-Pop Confidential by Stephan Lee | Quick Hit Review

Asian American Girl Power - You Love to See It You don’t have to be a K-Pop fan to get Stephan Lee’s K-Pop Confidential. You do have to be up for a YA story that centers a Korean-American girl from Fort Lee, New Jersey following her dreams all the way to Seoul. I loved…

ByMichelleSeptember 24, 20200Comments

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Real Talk About the Representation in Temporary Wife Temptation by Jayci Lee

I Didn't Love This Book and I Still Bought a Copy Here’s the truth about Temporary Wife Temptation by Jayci Lee. I thought it was fine. Harlequin allowed me to read it via NetGalley. I didn’t love it, but I still bought my own copy. Why? As an Asian American reader, it feels important to…

ByMichelleApril 22, 20200Comments

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THIS TIME WILL BE DIFFERENT by Misa Sugiura | 5-Star Review

ARC provided by the publisher via Edelweiss I absolutely adored THIS TIME WILL BE DIFFERENT , Misa Sugiura's new book out June 4. It’s the novel with a Japanese American main character that I wish existed when I was teen…. While first generation American stories are dominating shelves, Misa Sugiura breaks away from the…

ByMichelleMay 29, 20190Comments

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JOSH AND HAZEL’S GUIDE TO NOT DATING by Christina Lauren

Review copy provided by the publisher Fun, Sexy Friends-to-Lovers Romance Features Christina Lauren's First Korean-American Hero Christina Lauren is a one-click author for me. No matter how different the heroines have been in their books, I’ve always found something to identify with or appreciate in the women they’ve created. I had trouble with Hazel Bradford,…

ByMichelleAugust 23, 20180Comments

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See Crazy Rich Asians a Week Early on August 8

Crazy Rich Asians, the film based on Kevin Kwan's New York Times bestselling novel, is slated to hit theaters Wednesday, August 15. You can see it a week early on August 8 at sneak preview screenings at select AMC, Regal and Cinemark theaters. AMC's Crazy Rich Asians: Girls Night Out promo includes a free wine glass…

ByMichelleAugust 2, 20180Comments

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THE KISS QUOTIENT by Helen Hoang | Review & Excerpt

Review copy provided by the publisher Honest, Sexy, and A Summer Must Read Romance Helen Hoang’s THE KISS QUOTIENT is a stellar debut. About a woman with autism who hires an escort to teach her the ins and outs of sex and romantic relationships, THE KISS QUOTIENT is sexy, smart, and a fantastic showcase…

ByMichelleJune 5, 20180Comments

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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Author Kevin Kwan Signs at University Bookstore

Author Kevin Kwan stopped at University Bookstore in Mill Creek on Sunday. Part of a three-city mini tour in the Pacific Northwest, Kwan promoted the paperback release of book #3 in the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy, Rich People Problems. Kwan read from the book and answered a wide range of questions about the books, the…

ByMichelleMay 7, 20180Comments

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Hippie Food by Jonathan Kauffman

73 Years After Internment, Japanese-Americans Still Aren't Being Given Credit Where Credit is Due It's hard to imagine getting angry over tofu. But that’s where I found myself over the last week. The 76th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 fell on February 19. Each anniversary renews a complicated mix of anger, fear…

ByMichelleFebruary 27, 20180Comments

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WRONG TO NEED YOU by ALISHA RAI | 5-Star Review + Recipe

Alisha Rai’s Forbidden Hearts series is the contemporary romance we need in 2017 In WRONG TO NEED YOU (Forbidden Hearts #2), Sadia Ahmed is a widowed, single mother who runs into Jackson Kane, a man she hasn't seen or heard from in a decade. They were childhood friends, and he happens to be her…

ByMichelleNovember 28, 20170Comments