Camy Tang

It's a little complicated, this whole business regarding Lex Sakai's becoming (or avoiding becoming?) the oldest single female cousin in her family. Her quest of multiple objectives in Sushi for One? by author Camy Tang takes a lot of turns, and I, while reading about it, had to hang on for the ride.

The novel's opening, and several other moments along the way, had me laughing out loud, and I took to the heroine right away: funny, flawed, sometimes rash about the mouth, tomboyish, passionate show more about sports, with a figure folks criticize for not being curvy enough--whatever that is. (Hey, lithe women are beautiful, too!) The story's romance is well paced, and the volleyball sequences put me in the mood for the Summer Olympics. In the mood to watch them, that is.

There are a lot of mishaps and spillings, the theme concerning Lex's sensitive stomach makes for some "disgustamundo" parts, and most of the zany characters who sail through, and some who reappear, aren't exactly likable. (Which is part of the story's point, granted.) But genuine displays of friendship and family loyalty through painful experience put me in tears. Real tears that required me to pause from reading for a while.

I've got to read more of the Sushi Series. show less

Alex has gone after a meth-producing gang, and now he's being framed for the death of a cop. The evidence on an encrypted laptop can prove his innocence, but he'll need the help of a software engineer, Jane, before the gang can take back the laptop—and possibly take Alex's and Jane's lives in the process—in Necessary Proof by author Camy Tang.

Nope, I haven't read any of the other books in this ChristFic romantic suspense series. Though there was some background that might have made more show more sense and some names mentioned I might have cared about if I'd read some of the preceding books, the main story here made quite enough sense on its own for me to appreciate it.

While some of the events and emotional development felt rushed, I found the story intriguing, with a fitting mix of dialogue and action, and a journey of faith runs through it. An enjoyable way to spend a relatively short amount of time. show less

Restaurateur and caterer Jennifer Lim is busy developing dishes for an upcoming wedding. But a soupy fiasco in the kitchen paired with the entrance of her distracted boyfriend may have Jenn hearing anything but wedding bells in White Soup by author Camy Tang.

Aw, what a fun coda to this ChristFic chick lit series. I laughed, I cried (well—I didn't cry while reading this wacky little story, but I did have some tears earlier in the series), and I enjoyed revisiting a few of the characters I show more first discovered back in the earlier 2000s.

You don't need to have read the other books in the Sushi Series yet to catch on to this story, but you'll likely want to read 'em whether before or after. Well worth it! show less

"What? This isn’t love—"
"No, it’s war."

Yes indeedy. It's war for Trish Sakai in the middle of a family wedding banquet. But she should have gotten a battle strategy all figured out ahead of time in The Sushi Toss by author Camy Tang.

I grabbed up this ChristFic short, a part of the Sushi Series of romantic thrills and spills, after seeing it in the author's newsletter. I'd partly forgotten Camy Tang's flair for comedy and the ridiculous, and this vignette gave me a much-appreciated dose show more of Sakai family antics punctuated with actual chuckles on my part.

Given that the story comes right before Book Two, the only one I haven't read in the series, that novel is back on my radar to try. show less