I Love You So Mochi

While I knew I was going to love Kimi - talk about a character with an amazing fashion sense and is so utterly relatable - what I ended up loving the most was the discussion of family in I Love You So Mochi. Kimi feels like her mother knows her the best, so when they have a major falling out over Kimi's lost passion for painting, she feels adrift. Her impulsive decision to visit her somewhat estranged grandparents in Japan starts her on a path both of self-discovery and exploring her relationship with her mother.As Kimi begins to get to know Japan, she also discovers more about her own mother's falling out with her grandmother. The ways our expectations, fears, and doubts manifest in harsh words and silences we cannot take back. She begins to see her mother's own decisions. The struggles she had to break away from her own parent's expectations, to follow her own heart and dream. I loved the parallel of navigating this discovery, with Kimi's own quest for self-discovery, and her own family history.

I'm torn between 3 and 4 stars, but leaning to the latter. Tbh, this is a very self-indulgent read for me; somehow I always ache for a chance to visit Japan again, and gosh does this intensify the ache. It's an adorable, fluffy read and while the romance is very typical and sugar-y sweet, what I love the most are the family dynamics, which definitely got me in my feels. There's a lot of fluffy soul searching and an impossible, immediately struck up romance, but hey, sometimes you just want something light and cute, and who else but teenagers are willing to risk it all after two weeks. V fluffy cute.

I love the way the author shows the reader it's okay to be different and still have enough self esteem to discover your gifts in the world and have the strength to be honest with your family and friends while still respecting yourself. A great read for all ages! We all need help with ourselves and with being strong in a world that questions everything they want us to do with our lives. Be Unique and be Yourself!

A genuinely good read. The chapters flowed so well together that I had a hard time putting it down. A story about mochi, pugs, and passion with many incredible lessons to learn. I thought it was going to be an easy book to read while I chose another, but I was pleasantly surprised to be enveloped in the story, laughing and crying with the (beautifully diverse and well-described) characters. This is a book that will linger in my thoughts for some time.

The most lovely self discovery book.Kim decides to take a journal to discover herself and her passion.But who could though that she would discover so much of herself across the sea, Japan.Definitely a book to recommend.

I did not read this , it was a request from my granddaughter . She told me she loves the story

oh this was such a fun and beautiful coming of age book. I read it in an entire night and cried, laughed, and was so happy when it was over!

it was very very very very very very very very very very good. so good. idk what the climax of the

It was delivered on time and in great mint condition !!