The Year of the Rabbit begins January 22, 2023
Gung Hay Faat Choy is the Lunar New Year greeting in the Cantonese language.
Wishing you all health, happiness, and prosperity
According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Rabbit will bring a calmer year
Published October 11, 2022; Hanover Square Press
"Five generations of Vietnamese mothers and daughters, drawing on Vietnamese zodiac astrology to chart the fateful events of their lives.
In present day New Orleans, Xuan Trung, former beauty queen turned refugee after the Fall of Saigon, is obsessed with divining her daughters' fates through their Vietnamese zodiac signs.
But Trac, Nhi and Trieu diverge completely from their immigrant parents' expectations."(publisher)
Book beginning:
Prologue
The night before the first day of Lunar New Year, Xuan called her children to give them their horoscopes. She did this every year: for at least a week, she pored over the gigantic book with each sign's annual predictions and the star positions, and the daily zodiac calendar with its moon phases, both of which she bought at the Vietnamese bookstore at the strip mall in New Orleans east.
Published January 10, 2023 by Forever
This enemies-to-lovers debut rom-com
filled with Chinese astrology will undoubtedly prove to be a perfect
match with readers
Always a matchmaker, never a match...
Olivia Huang Christenson is excited-slash-terrified to be taking over her grandmother’s matchmaking business. But when she learns that a new dating app has made her Pó Po’s traditional Chinese zodiac approach all about “animal attraction,” her emotions skew more toward furious-slash-outraged. Especially when L.A.’s most-eligible bachelor Bennett O’Brien is behind the app that could destroy her family’s legacy.
Always a matchmaker, never a match...
Olivia Huang Christenson is excited-slash-terrified to be taking over her grandmother’s matchmaking business. But when she learns that a new dating app has made her Pó Po’s traditional Chinese zodiac approach all about “animal attraction,” her emotions skew more toward furious-slash-outraged. Especially when L.A.’s most-eligible bachelor Bennett O’Brien is behind the app that could destroy her family’s legacy.
What are you reading this week?
Memes: The Sunday Post hosted by The Caffeinated Bookreviewer. Also, It's Monday: What Are You Reading, and Sunday Salon, Stacking the Shelves, Mailbox Monday
Good job finding a couple books representing New Year! The first one sounds really interesting....I often like immigrant family stories like this. I'll watch for your review.
ReplyDeleteTerrie @ Bookshelf Journeys
https://www.bookshelfjourneys.com/post/sunday-post-34
Thanks, Terrie.
DeleteLunar Love sounds interesting. I hope you enjoy your books!
ReplyDeleteMy Stacking the Shelves post.
I have yet to read it, but looking forward to this romance.
DeleteFun books for today! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteBoth of these books sound really good!!
ReplyDeleteDifferent genres, but good.
DeleteKung Hei Fat Choy!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Freda. Same to you.
DeleteI hope it is a harmonious and peaceful year. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteWe are hoping for the best, starting at midnight this morning.
DeleteThat's clever finding books relating to the lunar new year! A rabbit would be a cool animal, I am a monkey :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm a Monkey also! We are supposed to clever in both a good and an iffy way, lol.
DeleteThe beginning of a new year is always a time for a new start for me. I hope that this is the start of a year that is marked more by coming together than in drawing apart, emphasizing our similarities and celebrating our differences. Happy New Year! 新年快乐!
ReplyDeleteLunar Love looks very interesting to me.
The new year started at midnight this morning, so I hope nothing happens as drastic as what happened at 11 p.m. yesterday. This is supposed to be a calm year!
DeleteThat is great information about the Chinese Lunar New Year. Hope yours is peaceful and harmonious! Here's my SP: https://bonniereadsandwrites.com/2023/01/22/sunday-post-shout-outs-and-getting-back-to-normal/
ReplyDeleteHoping for a peaceful romp through the new year.
DeleteThanks for visiting, Bonnie. Happy New Year!
DeleteHope you have a peaceful and harmonious year! Lunar Love looks fun.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to reading it.
DeleteThese both look great. It's a great way to learn more about the Lunar New Year traditions
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm learning a bit more.
DeleteThanks for sharing these
ReplyDeleteWishing you a great reading week, and Lunar New Year!
Thanks, and for visiting.
DeleteHappy Lunar New Year! both of these books look fun and interesting. and thanks for adding more titles to my TBR list. ;D
ReplyDeleteHope you like them
DeleteWe celebrated the Chinese New Year when we lived in Singapore. It was always interesting.
ReplyDeleteThat must have been quite an experience!
DeleteHappy Lunar New Year!
ReplyDeleteAnne - Books of My Heart
I just saw a walking tour video notification pop up for a Lunar New Year thing in Seoul. Happy New Year! :)
ReplyDeleteThat should be fun!
DeleteHarmonious and peaceful sounds so good. We haven’t had much of that lately. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteInteresting titles! Thanks for sharing, and enjoy.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visit!
DeleteInteresting books! I haven't ever read one that featured the Lunar New Year. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThere are more than these two, I'm sure.
DeleteThose are new to me books. I am reading Smolder by laurell k Hamilton
ReplyDeleteI like her books.
DeleteHonestly a more harmonious and peaceful life sounds good!
ReplyDeleteSure does!
DeleteHappy New Year!
ReplyDelete"may lead to a more harmonious and peaceful year": I hope the Chinese Zodac is correct!
Also a year of introspection.
ReplyDeleteA peaceful year sounds good to me! Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteJill
http://www.allthebooksihaventread.com/blog-1/2023/1/21/on-my-nightstand-january-22-2023
We're wishing for it for the rest of the year, which also calls for calm and self reflection.
DeleteLove these books and covers. Looks like you have some great reading ahead.
ReplyDeleteHope to enjoy them!
DeleteYou are reading a lot of Chinese stories. All new to me. Happy Reading!
ReplyDeleteThere are more and more Chinese and Asian authors writing these days. So more books to choose from.
DeleteHappy Lunar New Year, Harvee! Here's hoping that the Year of the Rabbit will bring us all happiness and peace!
ReplyDeleteWe hope so, thank you, Melody.
DeleteHappy year of the rabbit! May it bring peace and happiness and wishes fulfilled.
ReplyDeleteThanks, and wishing it for you as well.
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