Did I read this a second time in just a couple months? Yes. Have I ever done that before? NO. I now have my new comfort book. I am an enneagram 6w5 if there ever was one. If tough times I just rewatch and reread things I have already consumed.


4.5
I love this book it puts a smile on my face ever time I pick it up. I do dock a half star because it felt slow in places, but it’s quarantine and I’m impatient as restless with two kids under five, so it could just be me. However, this is pure unadulterated escapism. ❤️ Bring on more rom-coms!!

Honestly, this book has been on my TBR pile for a while. However, I didn’t watch Top Chef season 13 until about a month ago. I was looking back over my TBR shelf and WAIT, it’s THAT Kwame!! Fangirl, he was my favorite of that season. So I was excited to get into this.

The idea of someone 30 writing a memoir means they have some stories. Mainly Kwame speaks about his family and being black in America, the latter very relevant and very much needed.

#3 in my 20 in 2020 of books I already own. Which is not doing really great for this time of year. Oh well.

This book took me a while to get through, however I fault that to my own distractions of our current situation and the fact that I work full time with two kids in tow. This is neither here nor there.

I really do love immigration stories. That someone is willing to endure so much so that their family can have a better life is harrowing yet hopeful and inspiring. It was a realistic version of these kinds of stories and it wasn't until I was almost done that I found out it was molded after her own mother's story. I would definitely recommend.

3.5 A book that suffers because of the high expectations I’ve had of it since it came out. I like Darren Matthews and will probably read his sequel. There is something I can’t exactly articulate as to why I didn’t like it. Just fell slightly flat, but a 3.5 is still a ‘Good’ in my opinion.