Kimi is a sweet, bubbly teenager who has lived a very sheltered life, following closely behind her mother’s footsteps.Īt the start of the book, she is a very naive, clueless girl who daydreams about cute clothes and cute boys. What I loved the most about this book, was how wholesome and innocent the story was. This, of course, leads to a massive fallout between mother and daughter, prompting Kimi to travel all the way to Japan to visit her estranged maternal grandparents and figure out who she wants to be without her mother’s expectations looming over her. Unfortunately, things don’t go as planned when Kimi’s mother finds out Kimi has dropped out of her art classes and spent all her time designing clothes, something her mother considers a “silly hobby”. For her, art is a way to connect with her mother, who has planned Kimi’s entire life down to the t so that Kimi can get into the most prestigious art school and become one of the most renowned Asian American artists the world has ever known. I Love You So Mochiby Sarah Kuhn begins with Kimi, our adorable protagonist who has a talent for painting but secretly does not find joy in it. In I Love You So Mochi, author Sarah Kuhn has penned a delightfully sweet and irrepressibly funny novel that will make you squee at the cute, cringe at the awkward, and show that sometimes you have to lose yourself in something you love to find your Ultimate self. And what begins as a trip to escape her problems quickly becomes a way for Kimi to learn more about the mother she left behind, and to figure out where her own heart lies. She loses herself in the city’s outdoor markets, art installations, and cherry blossom festival - and meets Akira, a cute aspiring med student who moonlights as a costumed mochi mascot. When she arrives in Japan, she’s met with a culture both familiar and completely foreign to her. So when a surprise letter comes in the mail from Kimi’s estranged grandparents, inviting her to Kyoto for spring break, she seizes the opportunity to get away from the disaster of her life. But her mother disapproves, and when they get into an explosive fight, Kimi’s entire future seems on the verge of falling apart. She’s obsessed with transforming everyday ephemera into Kimi Originals: bold outfits that make her and her friends feel like the Ultimate versions of themselves. Kimi Nakamura loves a good fashion statement.
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