BOOK REVIEW: MOON OVER TOKYO BY SIRI L MITCHELL

Title:  Moon Over Tokyo by Siri L. Mitchell
Pages: 289
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Available: Amazon, Kindle
Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/Moon-over-Tokyo-Siri-Mitchell/dp/B005SN14ZO
Rating: 5/5  

It is obscured, blocked.
Still, I knew there must be a
moon over Tokyo.

When Allie O' Connor prays to God for a friend in Japan, she thinks he's making fun of her when he has her bump into her arch-nemesis from high school while out with her friend, Yoshi. She wished for a friend who speaks English, but never thought it would be him.

Allie remembers Erik Larsen from high school being one of the most popular students tipped for greatness while she was the subject of his ridicule. This she never forgets even though he is prepared to overlook how standoffish she was with him. As she walks with him, she finds out he actually liked her and had read her articles from her school magazine. As they continue to get to know each other, she finds they have a lot in common including an interest in Japan, but she will have to leave the way she felt about  him behind if she wants to have a decent relationship with him now.

Erik isn't her only concern though, she finds she can leave him alone and not talk to him if she doesn't want to, but Samantha, the girl she works with at Stars and Stripes annoys her as she gets all the funny stories to work on while she takes the ones no one else wants. When she has Erik help Samantha with an assignment, she thinks she might have pushed the two of them together as Samantha finds him highly attractive. It's only then when she starts to get pangs of jealousy as it seems they could be perfect for each other.


The story goes from July to May the year after and each chapter has an intriguing, sometimes humorous haiku on the left similar to the one above. Moon Over Tokyo is a light hearted look at romance, and finding the right friend as well as mate in the beautiful setting of Japan.

Comes with a glossary of Japanese places, terms and things of interest.

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