Rachel’s Blog Tour has been finished and I’ve got a lot of great reviews, some were very positive and some were not but they’ve been all useful for me. I’d like to say massive thank you to Rachel to organise it and the reviewers to spend their valuable time to read my book and to give me wonderful comments and genuine feedback.

One of the interesting ideas was to replicate Hana’s cakes and food that she made in the book. I’m not sure if I can get Hokkaido double cream and Kyoto Uji green tea here in the UK (haha), but I’m thinking of making Hana’s signature cakes such as Bourbon chocolate cake or green tea Swiss role cake or savoury food like Toppoki etc. and share them on this blog. Any thoughts or preference?

Here are some of the highlights and you can read full reviews by clicking the links below.

Lucy Mitchell : “I love the message the author was conveying through this book; food and love brings people together. The standout for me was this fabulous concept of a young woman baking fabulous things to eat, getting on her bike and hand delivering her scrumptious goodies for people in need of a bit of love.”

Previously Unread: “Lee’s writing was beautiful in this book, it was lyrical and I could see the world perfectly in my head. The way Lee describes food in this book honestly had my stomach rumbling and I certainly consumed lots of cake during my reading sessions! I really enjoyed the way it occassionally flipped to Jin or Hikaru and found that it really added to the depth of the story, in particular finding out why Jin ran away from his own life was both heartbreaking and eye opening.”

Based on a True Story: “This is a gentle story about making a community around you regardless of your circumstances. More than anything else everyone in this book loves food. Every chapter is named for a food that features in it. There aren’t recipes but everything anyone makes is described lovingly. They talk about the wonderfulness of a tomato or strawberry or apple. She tastes ingredients and dreams up baked goods that would show them off best. This book could make you hungry.”

Booky Charm: “There has been quite a lot of doom and gloom in the world of late and I feel like this book was the perfect antidote to it. The blurb of the book doesn’t give much away and it meant that I was able to discover its delights as if I was slicing through layers of soft, dreamy sponge.”