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Strange Weather in Tokyo

1 / 12 / 211 / 11 / 21
Strange Weather in TokyoStrange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami
Published by Counterpoint Press on November 1, 2017
Genres: Fiction, Literary, Women, Urban
Pages: 189
Format: Paperback
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four-stars

Shortlisted for the 2013 Man Asian Literary Prize, Strange Weather in Tokyo is a story of loneliness and love that defies age.
Tsukiko, thirty-eight, works in an office and lives alone. One night, she happens to meet one of her former high school teachers, "Sensei," in a local bar. Tsukiko had only ever called him "Sensei" ("Teacher"). He is thirty years her senior, retired, and presumably a widower. Their relationship develops from a perfunctory acknowledgment of each other as they eat and drink alone at the bar, to a hesitant intimacy which tilts awkwardly and poignantly into love.
As Tsukiko and Sensei grow to know and love one another, time's passing is marked by Kawakami's gentle hints at the changing seasons: from warm sake to chilled beer, from the buds on the trees to the blooming of the cherry blossoms. Strange Weather in Tokyo is a moving, funny, and immersive tale of modern Japan and old-fashioned romance.

Hello!
Well, this wasn’t really the way I wanted to come back to the blog in the new year, but here we are. I promise at some point there will be a full rundown of what’s been happening in my neck of the woods lately, which honestly during the pandemic hasn’t been much.

Let’s get back to the reason that we’re really here. I finished my first book of the year officially. It’s Hiromi Kawakami’s Strange weather in Tokyo. It’s a translated book which I think that though the book is well translated it loses a bit from Japanese to English. It’s a beautiful story of Tsukiko in her life during her 30s, where she experiences a relatively lonely life when she meets her old teacher “Sensei” at a bar one night and then after they soon begin a strange relationship of talking and relating to each other.

I found the book lovely in the way it related Tsukiko’s lonely life and the way she longed for conversations with Sensei throughout the story because he continued to challenge her way of thinking.

Let me know if you have read this book or plan to read this in the future. Also I have been getting an abnormal number of followers lately on Goodreads and though I am no longer officially People are still trying to follow me. If you would like to see my book updates before they go live here check me out on BookHype. I hope to see you all very soon with a more proper update and all the new things that might be coming here.

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City Baker’s Guide to Country Living

12 / 30 / 2012 / 29 / 20
City Baker’s Guide to Country LivingThe City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
Published by Penguin on 2017-11
Pages: 352
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four-half-stars

Mix in one part Diane Mott ­Davidson's delightful culinary adventures with several tablespoons of Jan Karon's country living and quirky characters, bake at 350 degrees for one rich and warm romance. --Library Journal
A full-hearted novel about a big-city baker who discovers the true meaning of home--and that sometimes the best things are found when you didn't even know you were looking

When Olivia Rawlings--pastry chef extraordinaire for an exclusive Boston dinner club--sets not just her flambéed dessert but the entire building alight, she escapes to the most comforting place she can think of--the idyllic town of Guthrie, Vermont, home of Bag Balm, the country's longest-running contra dance, and her best friend Hannah. But the getaway turns into something more lasting when Margaret Hurley, the cantankerous, sweater-set-wearing owner of the Sugar Maple Inn, offers Livvy a job. Broke and knowing that her days at the club are numbered, Livvy accepts.
Livvy moves with her larger-than-life, uberenthusiastic dog, Salty, into a sugarhouse on the inn's property and begins creating her mouthwatering desserts for the residents of Guthrie. She soon uncovers the real reason she has been hired--to help Margaret reclaim the inn's blue ribbon status at the annual county fair apple pie contest.
With the joys of a fragrant kitchen, the sound of banjos and fiddles being tuned in a barn, and the crisp scent of the orchard just outside the front door, Livvy soon finds herself immersed in small town life. And when she meets Martin McCracken, the Guthrie native who has returned from Seattle to tend his ailing father, Livvy comes to understand that she may not be as alone in this world as she once thought.
But then another new arrival takes the community by surprise, and Livvy must decide whether to do what she does best and flee--or stay and finally discover what it means to belong. Olivia Rawlings may finally find out that the life you want may not be the one you expected--it could be even better.

Hey!
As we wind our way in to 2021, I’m still over here trying to inch a bit closer to my reading goal for 2020, to make it seem as if I failed a little less. I also have an incredible number of feelings regarding this blog and what might happen in the future. All to be discussed in a later post.

Right now we are here, because of Louise Miller’s City Baker’s Guide to Country Living. This book came out in late 2016 and then was recovered this year and then it got all the hype it deserved. As you can probably read from the synopsis, this book is an ever perfect holiday read if you were looking for one. The majority of the story takes place during the fall and winter months in Vermont. The main character Olivia, a professional baker, has escaped to small town Vermont to hang out with her best friend, while she figures out some things in her life. Olivia takes a job at a local inn and slowly becomes part of small town life. I won’t spoil the book for you, but there is definitely a sweet romantic story involved.

Even if you don’t like romances, at least keep reading this because you love small town vibes and the imagery of pine trees in the fall and winter as well as the all the fall treats that come during this time of year. If I haven’t convinced you to read this book yet, I definitely think that you should. All the hype surrounding this book especially during this year’s Gilmoreathon made reading this book worth it.

Let me know if you have read this book and what you thought of it, I’d love to know. Also do you have any other books that you need to read during Fall or Winter? I hope to hear from you soon!

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The Summer I turned Pretty

12 / 28 / 2012 / 21 / 20
The Summer I turned PrettyThe Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Published by Simon and Schuster on December 21, 2010
Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Dating & Sex, Romance, Contemporary, Girls & Women
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
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Belly has an unforgettable summer in this stunning start to the Summer I Turned Pretty series from the New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (now a major motion picture!), Jenny Han.
Some summers are just destined to be pretty.
Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away from Susannah, and most importantly, away from Jeremiah and Conrad. They are the boys that Belly has known since her very first summer—they have been her brother figures, her crushes, and everything in between. But one summer, one wonderful and terrible summer, the more everything changes, the more it all ends up just the way it should have been all along.

Hey!
We’re down to the final days of 2020 and that’s finally a relief after the crazy year that it has been. In an upcoming posts I will talk about my new resolutions, hopes and goals for the coming year as well as sharing several other things.

Right now though, let’s get back to the review that you are here for. If you have been following the blog for a while you know that I read Jenny Han’s To all the Boys I ever loved series back in 2018. I was on such a reading high back then. I recently found the first book in Jenny Han’s other series The Summer I turned pretty.

I love reading YA books because you can dive back into highschool and relive all those emotions all over again. I especially loved that this book is portrayed through a summer with flash backs from other summers. I loved that you really got to feel the summer and the enjoyment of a beach town and all that comes with it.

Let me know if you have read this book or if you have read any other books in Jenny Han’s repertoire. I can’t wait to tell you all about my goals and dreams for the upcoming year and other new things that maybe coming to the blog in the future. I can’t wait to really get back to blogging again. I hope that you’ll come back again to read more posts and see more things to come here in the future.

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Journey of Heroes: the story of the 100th Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team

12 / 23 / 2012 / 21 / 20
Journey of Heroes by Stacey T. Hayashi
Published by 442nd Manga Comic Project on 2012
Pages: 45
Format: Paperback
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four-half-stars

Hey!
Welcome back to the blog. I know that it has been a minute since I have written posts here, but I’m back here yet again. I finally got around to buying and reading this manga and learning about the 100th Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Though the manga is super cute and fun and full of wonderful information, I felt that it could have included more information or a more in-depth story. Even though it has certain things are lacking in certain areas, I still recommend that you read it because it is still a fun read full of historical insights.

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Happily At Christmas

12 / 21 / 2012 / 21 / 20
Happily At ChristmasHappily This Christmas by Susan Mallery
Published by HQN Books on September 29, 2020
Genres: Fiction, Romance, Holiday, Contemporary, Small Town & Rural, General
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
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four-stars

Treat yourself this Christmas by staying in with this holiday read!
Susan Mallery, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fool’s Gold romances, proves there’s no place like Happily Inc for the holidays…
There’s no place like Happily Inc for the holidays…
Wynn Beauchene has a thriving business, a great kid and a mildly embarrassing crush on the guy next door—local cop Garrick McCabe. She’s a strong, independent woman who can’t help dreaming what-if about a man she barely knows. Until he needs her help…
Garrick’s pregnant daughter will be home for Christmas, and his house needs a woman’s touch. Garrick and his little girl were tight once and he’s hoping a small-town Christmas will bring her back to him. But thawing his daughter’s frosty attitude will take more than a few twinkle lights. Maybe sharing the holiday with Wynn and her son will remind her of the joy of family.
As the season works its magic on these wounded souls, Wynn realizes it’s time to stop punishing herself for a painful secret, while Garrick remains haunted by the ghosts of past mistakes. Will he allow Wynn to open the only gift she truly wants—his heart?
Don’t miss Susan Mallery’s most irresistible novel yet, The Vineyard at Painted Moon, and join one woman as she searches for the perfect blend of love, family and wine.
Read more in the reader-favorite Happily Inc series:Book 1: You Say It FirstBook 2: Second Chance GirlBook 3: Why Not TonightBook 4: Not Quite Over YouBook 5: Meant to Be YoursBook 6: Happily This Christmas

Hey!
It’s been a while since I have written a book review here, honestly these past couple of weeks in real life have been crazy. I’ve been missing the real world super hard since the world hasn’t been participating very well in the pandemic as of lately. I can’t wait to get back to actually seeing and hanging out with people again. Let’s get back to the real reason to why you are here.

To celebrate the season I have only read one serious holiday book this season. This book was Happily At Christmas: Happily Inc. This book is a typical lovely romance which you are looking for a light fluffy quick holiday read. Let me know what you have been reading this holiday season and other books that you would recommend. Also if you have any book clubs that you would like to recommend I would love to hear about them.

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Well, finally got around to checking out my #topni Well, finally got around to checking out my #topnine for 2020. I didn't post here a lot because 💩 and getting in my head too much. Also @instagram can we get a dumpster fire or  a frowny poop emoji? All the photos you guys liked I liked as well. That is all.
Happy New Year! Jumping back here and back to yout Happy New Year! Jumping back here and back to youtube with a 2020 planner flipthrough. Looking forward to seeing you more here and also there this year 🤞

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This post went up on the blog yesterday, but here' This post went up on the blog yesterday, but here's a short synopsis with less words. Interesting book. Reads a bit like Birds of Prey the movie where Harley Quinn is narrating the story. ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 stars I also thought the sketchy style of art was an interesting twist as compared to the rest of the books. Would recommend although it feels like it could use a sequel 😉 #jamiereads #52books #bookblogger #bookstagram #❤️
Ahh! This is one of the latest releases in the DC Ahh! This is one of the latest releases in the DC ink line. Pretty basic story of how Mr. Freeze (Friese) meet his wife and how it all went awry. although you know the series is all set in highschool. ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 recommend. Also #linkinbio to the full post if you want to read more.  #jamiereads #52books #❤️ #bookblogger #bookstagram
I'm sad that I only finished 2 books officially fo I'm sad that I only finished 2 books officially for the @gilmoreathon. Completing 1/2 the challenges isn't so bad. I suck at Discord, but thanks for all the reading recommendations everyone. ❤️
Little Fires everywhere ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 stars. Have not seen the Hulu series yet, but it's on the list. Definitely good, would recommend.
Superman :Dawnbreaker ⭐⭐⭐.5 /5 Last book out in the DC icons series so far ( a new one drops next year) it was good, but a bit too basic and nothing more intriguing to add to the story .

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So, in case you haven't noticed. I've slowly start So, in case you haven't noticed. I've slowly started reading graphic novels in the past couple of years. This review went up on the blog on Monday ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 /5 stars There is also a video up on the youtube talking about the DC ink line. As always #linkinbio 

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