Can’t Wait Wednesday is hosted by Tessa over at Wishful Endings and it was based on Waiting on Wednesday that was hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme that is hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words.
I decided that I’m going to do a mashup of the Can’t Wait Wednesday and WWW Wednesday posts here on my blog. I’m bringing them together and calling it The Wednesday Post. Here’s what I’m up to this week.
WWW Wednesday
What did you recently finish reading?
My friend Holly really enjoyed listening to this book and recommended it to me so I finally listened to it and while I liked it, I didn’t love it as much as Holly did. I did really enjoy Clem’s journey to finding out who she used to be and who she wanted to be now. They were two totally different people and I liked who Clem was now. The romance between her and Ed was cute but not the highlight of the story for me.
What are you currently reading?
I’m on Day 5 of reading this book and I’m barely halfway through. I’ve been hearing such great things about this series but holy shit is this book slow af. I’ve got my fingers crossed that something finally happens because I need to finish this damn book already.
What do you think you’ll read next?
I’m going to jump into this book because I’m reading it with Ames and it’ll be our next buddy review. I’m pretty anxious to read it since it’s been getting rave reviews everywhere. Woot!
Can’t Wait Wednesday
Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim Published by Penguin, Berkley on June 11, 2019
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
Pages: 320
Format: eARC
Source: NetGalley
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Lush and visual, chock-full of delicious recipes, Roselle Lim's magical debut novel is about food, heritage, and finding family in the most unexpected places.
At the news of her mother's death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn't spoken since Natalie left in anger seven years ago, when her mother refused to support her chosen career as a chef. Natalie is shocked to discover the vibrant neighborhood of San Francisco's Chinatown that she remembers from her childhood is fading, with businesses failing and families moving out. She's even more surprised to learn she has inherited her grandmother's restaurant.
The neighborhood seer reads the restaurant's fortune in the leaves: Natalie must cook three recipes from her grandmother's cookbook to aid her struggling neighbors before the restaurant will succeed. Unfortunately, Natalie has no desire to help them try to turn things around--she resents the local shopkeepers for leaving her alone to take care of her agoraphobic mother when she was growing up. But with the support of a surprising new friend and a budding romance, Natalie starts to realize that maybe her neighbors really have been there for her all along.
"Vivid and lyrical with a touch of magic."--Helen Hoang, author of The Kiss Quotient
This week, I’m looking forward to this book. I’m really digging the Asian romances right now because my Polynesian ass relates to a lot of the cultural stuff that’s in them and I’m just over here, hoping and praying that one of my favorite authors writes a romance for a Samoan character…
Are you looking forward to Natalie Tan’s Book of Fortune and Luck? What other books are you looking forward to releasing this year?
I just got Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune from First to Read and I am so excited!!!
Doesn’t it sound like a great book? I can’t wait to read it too!
Ok I’m behind on posts a whole lot and have skipped a few but what do you mean you aren’t loving Kate Daniels? I devoured the first book in a couple of days. I mean the romance is slow burn but the story is good (although I do remember it taking a little while to get going as the world building takes place). It all happens at the end though.
I hope you enjoy Next Year in Havana as I adored that book.
Yeah, I’ve only read the first book in the Kate Daniels (am reading the second book now) and it was just really slow for me. Nothing was happening except Kate digging into her guardian’s murder and it was boring to me. I didn’t understand the world of magic and technology not mixing together and all of the demons, lots of info dumping without a lot actually going on so I gave it a 3 out of 5 but Magic Burns definitely picks up…but that could be because I am familiar with everything and everyone now? Not sure.