Vanessa Yus Magical Paris Tea Shop, Roselle Lim
Vanessa Yus Magical Paris Tea Shop, Roselle Lim
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Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop

Author: Roselle Lim

Narrator: Nancy Wu

Unabridged: 9 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 08/04/2020

Categories: Fiction, Women, Fantasy


Synopsis

From the critically acclaimed author of Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune comes a new delightful novel about exploring all the magical possibilities of life in the most extraordinary city of all: Paris.
 
Vanessa Yu never wanted to see people's fortunes—or misfortunes—in tealeaves.
 
Ever since she can remember, Vanessa has been able to see people's fortunes at the bottom of their teacups. To avoid blurting out their fortunes, she converts to coffee, but somehow fortunes escape and find a way to complicate her life and the ones of those around her. To add to this plight, her romance life is so nonexistent that her parents enlist the services of a matchmaking expert from Shanghai.
 
After her matchmaking appointment, Vanessa sees death for the first time. She decides that she can't truly live until she can find a way to get rid of her uncanny abilities. When her eccentric Aunt Evelyn shows up with a tempting offer to whisk her away, Vanessa says au revoir to California and bonjour to Paris. There, Vanessa learns more about herself and the root of her gifts and realizes one thing to be true: knowing one's destiny isn't a curse, but being unable to change it is.

About The Author

Roselle Lim is a Filipino Chinese writer who came to Canada from the Philippines as a young teen and learned English by watching wrestling shows on television. She has a degree in humanities and history from York University.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on September 29, 2020

This is what I need! This is amazing way the escape from the reality and let your minds get a free ticket to a colorful, entertaining, romantic and magical journey! It was like virtual Disneyland tour with Eastern cultural vibrations! This book brings out the happy child I hid inside and help me see......more

Goodreads review by Berit☀️✨ on August 24, 2020

Matchmaking and magic. Second chances and new beginnings. Food and family. Roselle Lim whisked me away to Paris with her lovely descriptive storytelling. Vanessa has been able to taste the future since she was young whenever she drinks tea. Even though she no longer drinks tea she still is compelled......more

Goodreads review by Jen on May 09, 2020

This is a cute, quick read that I wanted to like a lot more than I actually did. The kernel of the story was appealing and could have been riveting, but the characters seemed so unrealistic and wooden that the unfolding plot felt artificial. There were few motivations that made sense, people didn't......more

Goodreads review by Karen on September 24, 2024

Matchmaking and magic. Second chances and new beginnings. Food and family. Don’t read this book when you are hungry. The dishes described in here are amazing! You probably already know that I am a fan of magical realism, so I found this book, a bit of fun. For those who don’t like romantic novels, y......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on August 06, 2020

Roselle Lim writes the most charming stories with touches of magic. Vanessa Yu can read fortunes in tea leaves. She doesn’t want this gift, though, and it makes her life more difficult. On top of that, her singleness has her parents up in arms and hiring a matchmaking expert from Shanghai. Vanessa sees......more


Quotes

"...similar to the sweet fabulist-romcom style of Lim’s debut, this new book follows a young woman’s culinary and magical adventures."—BookRiot

“Lim follows Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune with another picturesque fabulist rom-com…. Lim flexes her descriptive powers…. The eccentric and lovably meddlesome Yu family are a constant delight…. the characters sparkle, the magic successfully enchants, and Lim skewers the anti-Asian racism the Yus face in France with pointed and timely commentary. This feast for the senses will especially appeal to hopeless romantics.”—Publishers Weekly

"If you’re searching for a summer dose of whimsy, look no further."—Shondaland