Based On A True Story

I was intrigued just by the title of this book when I saw it. I looked at the reviews to see if people thought it was any good. The first one I read was from an incensed person. They were […]

I picked this book up because I enjoyed Labyrinth Lost by this author. That was a YA book and this is her first adult novel. I’m a huge fan of stories with magical houses and gardens. I was hooked as […]

I didn’t know quite what to expect from this book. I’m generally up for reading anything described as “quirky” and this is definitely that. In an out of the way corner of Tokyo there is a cafe that always stays […]

I was drawn immediately to this story because of the description of a woman spending her life trying to be the grown-up in her mother’s life. The Enchanted Garden Cafe is the kind of place where there are acoustic music […]

I recently read this author’s second book, Vanessa Yu’s Magical Paris Tea Shop, and loved it so I grabbed this one from the library. This book also features food and magical realism but they are standalone novels and you can […]

I was so excited to hear about this author.  I love light and fluffy books with magical realism.  A book set in a sari shop by an ownvoices author sounded wonderful. Lakshmi Sen is visited by the goddess Lakshmi in […]