Name: Sara Vasilescu's review of The Little Teashop in Tokyo by Julie Caplin
Item: The Little Teashop in Tokyo
Rating: 4.5
Author: Sara Vasilescu

Julie Caplin

"For travel blogger Fiona, Japan has always been top of her bucket list so when she wins an all-expenses paid trip, it looks like her dreams of the Far East are coming true.Until she arrives in vibrant, neon-drenched Tokyo and comes face-to-face with the man who broke her heart ten years ago, gorgeous photographer Gabe. Fiona can’t help but remember the heartache of their last meeting but it’s not long before the Japanese art of contentment and a special, traditional tea ceremony work their magic...Amidst the temples and clouds of soft pink cherry blossoms, Fiona and Gabe start to see life – and each other – differently."--Publisher description.

The Little Teashop in Tokyo

Sara Vasilescu

I loved this book so much! The way Gabe and Fiona's relationship develops is so sweet. The ending of this book melted my heart.

Kayla 

The cover of this book is stunning!
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Well this book fell a bit flat for me. I loved the premise, Fiona, a blogger has won a trip to Japan to study photography and have her pictures shown in an exhibition. Wow! So cool! When she arrives she sees that a former teacher of hers is actually going to be her mentor for the trip...also she may have kissed this teacher when she was 18 which was not allowed. Gabe, the teacher, does not recognize Fiona at first and is dealing with his own relationship issues. I enjoyed the buildup to their romance and I really liked the mentions of places in Tokyo and aspects of Japanese culture. The ending was also really cute and romantic.
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What I didn’t like: Fiona identifies herself as ‘super clumsy’, ‘big-boned’, ‘giraffe’, ‘ordinary’. And does not believe anyone could possible like women with those qualities. However she stops believing all of that ONLY when Gabe tells her he thinks she’s a warrior-princess and a Valkyrie...I had to look that up. Fiona does not live ‘dangerously’ but decides to take a risk and try a caramel Kit Kat bar. I just wish she overcame her insecurities on her own and tried a bit harder to step out of her comfort zone.

Heather Harrington

**I received a copy of this via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review**

Travel blogger Fiona has always dreamt of going to Japan, so she jumps at the chance to enter a contest for an all-expense paid photography mentorship there. To her surprise she wins and she believes she's headed for the trip of a lifetime, that is until she arrives and finds her mentor for the two weeks is none other than Gabe, the man who broke her heart and made her life miserable ten years prior. And the worst part? He doesn't even remember her. As the pair makes amends, they find that the cherry blossoms aren't the only things blooming. I wanted to like this, but it just really wasn't for me. The plot felt clunky and the dialogue unbelievable. I didn't like Caplin's writing style and didn't connect with any of the characters. Fiona was so insecure and not in a charming modest way, more in an eye-rollingly annoying way. I really felt her grudge against Gabe was so blown out of proportion and childish as well. The only thing I will say I liked was all the Japanese culture woven throughout. Other than that, I'd pass on this.

Sara Marton

‘Up there with the best of them...A big, fat five stars from me’ Sue Moorcroft ‘An irresistible slice of escapism’ Phillipa Ashley

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