Tessa Miyata Is No Hero Book Tour

I’m thrilled to be taking part in the Tessa Miyata Is No Hero Book Tour, hosted by TBR And Beyond Tours. Check out my review below!

Tessa Miyata Is No Hero

By Julie Abe

Middle Grade Fantasy

358 Pages

Ages 8-12 ‎

Little Brown Books for Young Readers

August 22, 2023

A thrilling and charming middle grade fantasy steeped in Japanese lore and mythology, perfect for fans of the Zachary Ying series.

Tessa Miyata has never fit in. When she and her two sisters are told they will be staying at their grandparents in Japan, Tessa is thrilled. A summer in Japan could be her chance to go on an adventure worthy of impressing her classmates back home.

Her hopes are quickly dashed when, all too soon, she realizes that life in Japan is just like being in California: her sisters are old enough to go into Tokyo, while she can’t even go to the corner store by herself. Plus, her grandparents want her to stay home with the neighbor kid, thirteen-year-old Jin Uehara, who’s made it clear he’s too cool to spend time with a weirdo like her.

When Tessa is finally allowed to go to Tokyo, it’s only to join her grandpa’s retiree aerobic class with none other than Jin. Their disastrous forced hang out comes crashing to a halt when Tessa and Jin break the Miyata family’s precious heirloom—accidentally releasing the malicious samurai god Taira Masakado and discovering a hidden part of the city where gods and mythological creatures walk among humans—including their new companion, a mythical nine-tailed fox who may be more trouble than he is help.

Despite doing everything to avoid spending another minute together, Tessa and Jin must now work together to stop Taira Masakado before he traps them—and the rest of Tokyo—under his command, forever.

Perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and Graci Kim, this brand new fantasy adventure will grip readers from the very first page and never let go.

My Review

I really enjoyed this book and think that the messages are perfect for the target audience. Tessa is picked on and has a hard time fitting in. So when she finds out she’ll be going to Japan she thinks she’ll have tons of adventures you can post on social media to help her fit in better. However, things don’t go as planned. She grows through the book and finds herself. I enjoyed the fantasy elements and the Japanese culture sprinkled throughout. I’m also a huge fan of mythical creatures, so the nine-tailed fox was right up my alley. Overall, I’m definitely a fan!!

About The Author

Julie Abe is the author of the EVA EVERGREEN, SEMI-MAGICAL WITCH middle grade fantasy series; the middle grade fantasy ALLIANA, GIRL OF DRAGONS; and the young adult novel THE CHARMED LIST. She has lived in Silicon Valley, spent many humid summers in Japan, and currently basks in the sunshine of Southern California with never enough books or tea, where she creates stories about magical adventures.

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