{"id":22318,"date":"2018-09-04T08:40:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T12:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=22318"},"modified":"2022-10-12T23:52:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T23:52:56","slug":"review-dim-sum-of-all-fears-by-vivien-chien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/04\/review-dim-sum-of-all-fears-by-vivien-chien\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Dim Sum of All Fears by Vivien Chien"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-22318\" data-postid=\"22318\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-22318 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_2v22333 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_wm8f033 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_1f50838 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/dim-sum-of-all-fears-vivien-chien.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Dim Sum of All Fears by Vivien Chien\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Dim Sum of All Fears by Vivien Chien\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_o5pp603 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Welcome back to Ho-Lee Noodle House, where you can get fantastic take-out. . .unless you get taken out first.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Lana Lee is a dutiful daughter, waiting tables at her family\u2019s Chinese restaurant even though she\u2019d rather be doing just about anything else. Then, just when she has a chance for a \u201creal\u201d job, her parents take off to Taiwan, leaving Lana in charge. Surprising everyone\u2014including herself\u2014she turns out to be quite capable of running the place. Unfortunately, the newlyweds who just opened the souvenir store next door to Ho-Lee have turned up dead. . .and soon Lana finds herself in the midst of an Asia Village mystery.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Between running the Ho-Lee and trying to figure out whether the rock-solid Detective Adam Trudeau is actually her boyfriend, Lana knows she shouldn\u2019t pry into the case. But the more she learns about the dead husband, his ex-wives, and all the murky details of the couple\u2019s past, the more Lana thinks that this so-called murder\/suicide is a straight-up order of murder. . .<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_tjlb363 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_xb21003  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16468 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4-hearts.jpg?resize=170%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Aug 28, 2018<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>A Noodle Shop Mystery<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0St. Martin&#8217;s Press<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Macmillan<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$7.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lana Lee works as a server at Ho-Lee Noodle House, the restaurant owned by her parents. Lana longs to do something else with her life, but she is needed at the restaurant, especially now that her mom and dad must travel to Taiwan to deal with a family crisis. Things get even worse for Lana when a good friend becomes a victim of a tragic, fatal incident. Detective Adam Trudeau, Lana&#8217;s sometime boyfriend, warns her not to get involved, but Lana continues to investigate to get justice for her friend.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book is the follow-up to Chien&#8217;s &#8220;Death by Dumpling&#8221;. It&#8217;s not necessary to have read this book to enjoy this one, although there is a large number of characters to keep track of. An old-fashioned &#8220;Cast of Characters&#8221; at the beginning of the book would have been helpful. I like Lana and most of the other main characters, although Lana&#8217;s condescending sister and pushy mother are sometimes hard to take. I like the setting of the Chinese restaurant and the entire Asia Village shopping area in which it&#8217;s located.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The mystery itself is interesting and Lana does a good job of questioning witnesses and potential suspects. There are plenty of surprises in the book&#8217;s clever plot and I enjoyed this fast read and look forward to seeing what&#8217;s in store for Lana in both her working and her love life in future books.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_nb8z323 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2oCYzuf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/dim-sum-of-all-fears\/id1348361462?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/dim-sum-of-all-fears-vivien-chien\/1128479706?ean=9781250129185#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/dim-sum-of-all-fears\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Vivien_Chien_Dim_Sum_of_All_Fears?id=WntJDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to Ho-Lee Noodle House, where you can get fantastic take-out. . .unless you get taken out first. 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Then, just when she has a chance for a \u201creal\u201d job, her parents take off to Taiwan, leaving Lana in charge. Surprising everyone\u2014including herself\u2014she turns out to be quite capable of running the place. Unfortunately, the newlyweds who just opened the souvenir store next door to Ho-Lee have turned up dead. . .and soon Lana finds herself in the midst of an Asia Village mystery.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Between running the Ho-Lee and trying to figure out whether the rock-solid Detective Adam Trudeau is actually her boyfriend, Lana knows she shouldn\u2019t pry into the case. But the more she learns about the dead husband, his ex-wives, and all the murky details of the couple\u2019s past, the more Lana thinks that this so-called murder\/suicide is a straight-up order of murder. . .<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Aug 28, 2018<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>A Noodle Shop Mystery<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0St. Martin's Press<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Macmillan<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$7.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lana Lee works as a server at Ho-Lee Noodle House, the restaurant owned by her parents. Lana longs to do something else with her life, but she is needed at the restaurant, especially now that her mom and dad must travel to Taiwan to deal with a family crisis. Things get even worse for Lana when a good friend becomes a victim of a tragic, fatal incident. Detective Adam Trudeau, Lana's sometime boyfriend, warns her not to get involved, but Lana continues to investigate to get justice for her friend.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book is the follow-up to Chien's \"Death by Dumpling\". It's not necessary to have read this book to enjoy this one, although there is a large number of characters to keep track of. An old-fashioned \"Cast of Characters\" at the beginning of the book would have been helpful. I like Lana and most of the other main characters, although Lana's condescending sister and pushy mother are sometimes hard to take. I like the setting of the Chinese restaurant and the entire Asia Village shopping area in which it's located.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The mystery itself is interesting and Lana does a good job of questioning witnesses and potential suspects. There are plenty of surprises in the book's clever plot and I enjoyed this fast read and look forward to seeing what's in store for Lana in both her working and her love life in future books.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2oCYzuf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/dim-sum-of-all-fears\/id1348361462?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/dim-sum-of-all-fears-vivien-chien\/1128479706?ean=9781250129185#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/dim-sum-of-all-fears\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Vivien_Chien_Dim_Sum_of_All_Fears?id=WntJDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}