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Amy Suto
Hello! π Iβm Amy Suto, a bestselling author and San Francisco content creator. Find your next job on my job board, ποΈ CozyJobs!
Troya Review: The Best Turkish Breakfast in San Francisco
My Troya review: the family-style Turkish breakfast on Fillmore Street that gets better the more people you bring β plus the Alta Plaza tennis combo.
Colibri Mexican Bistro Review: My Favorite Presidio Brunch
My Colibri Mexican Bistro review: the Presidio brunch I take everyone to first β weekend hours, what to order, and the walk to pair with it.
Japantown SF Restaurants: A Soba Loverβs Guide
My Japantown SF restaurant guide: two soba rooms two blocks apart (one serves the best soba of my life), plus the strawberry matcha inside the Japan Center.
Book Review: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
My Body Keeps the Score review: I read it in 2020, mid-health-journey and newly sober, and it reframed how I think about the body-mind connection. With one asterisk.
Where to Eat in the Richmond District, San Francisco
Where to eat in San Francisco's Richmond District β the Clement Street crawl, Geary's best hot pot, and the Balboa bagel-and-matcha morning.
Book Review: Across the Vanishing Sky by Catherine Cowles
Catherine Cowles opens her Starlight Grove series with a small-town romance wrapped around a missing-person thread. My spoiler-free review, including the one editing quibble I couldn’t unsee.
Book Review: Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow
My Catch and Kill review: I read it while working in Hollywood as MeToo began, and it hit home. Farrowβs investigation, rated honestly and spoiler-free.
Book Review: Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood
Ali Hazelwoodβs Two Can Play is a solid, enjoyable enemies-to-lovers novella set in the video game world. My spoiler-free review: what works, whatβs missing, and where to start if youβre new to her books.
Komeya no Bento Review: Bento Boxes and Matcha in the Marina
My Komeya no Bento review: one of the Bay Areaβs best matchas and heart-crafted bento boxes in San Franciscoβs Marina, plus the order-ahead move that beats the line.
Jandii Cafe Review: Matcha Einspanners and High Ceilings
My review of Jandii on Taraval Street: a beautiful, light-flooded cafe built for working and reading, plus one of the best matcha einspanners in the Bay.
Breadbelly Review: The Kaya Toast Is the Runaway Star
My review of Breadbelly on Clement Street: the famous Kaya Toast earns it, the carrot orange juice is the pairing, and the sunny patio comes with fine print.
Book Review: How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
My How to Do Nothing review: the anti-hustle book a friend mailed me during the pandemic β what it freed me from, and the one thing it doesnβt give you.
Book Review: The Witch Collector by Charissa Weaks
The Witch Collector has professional-grade prose and a premise I loved — so why the shrug? My honest, spoiler-free review of Charissa Weaks’ romantasy.
Book Review: Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
My Bad Blood review: the Theranos exposΓ© as anatomy of a scandal β how institutions rot from the inside, told by the reporter who broke it. Rated honestly.
Book Review: Metal Slinger by Rachel Schneider
For 80% of Metal Slinger I thought I’d found my next favorite series. My spoiler-free review of a nearly great romantasy — and the ending that changed my mind.
Book Review: Real Artists Donβt Starve by Jeff Goins
My Real Artists Donβt Starve review: the book that helped spark the thesis of Write for Money and Power. What surprised me, and where my focus differs.
Book Review: The Ever King by L.J. Andrews
A solid pirate romantasy that needed rougher water. My honest, spoiler-free review of The Ever King by L.J. Andrews — sirens, revenge, and stakes that stay too safe.
Book Review: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
My Born a Crime review: the rare celebrity memoir that actually works β genuinely funny, genuinely heartbreaking, and balanced in a way thatβs really special.
Book Review: A Court This Cruel & Lovely by Stacia Stark
I read A Court This Cruel & Lovely in one day and immediately started book two. My spoiler-free review of the ultimate reading-slump cure — and its limits.
Book Review: The Artistβs Way by Julia Cameron
My Artistβs Way review β a confession: I never did the full 12 weeks, and I still rate it 5 stars. Who this book transforms, and who just needs the morning pages.
Book Review: City of Lies and Legends by Kayla Edwards
Three books in, the House of Devils series has grown on me. My honest City of Lies and Legends review: great emotional payoffs wrapped in repeated exposition.
Book Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
My Gone Girl review: I pride myself on calling twists, and this one got me completely. No spoilers β the twist stays hidden here. 5 out of 5 stars.
Book Review: City of Souls and Sinners by Kayla Edwards
A page turner I can complain about for ten minutes straight. My spoiler-free City of Souls and Sinners review — fun dialogue, real heart, and leads kept apart too long.
Book Review: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
My Hunger Games review, sixteen years after I first read it: the deadly-trials classic that laid the foundation for the genre I now write in. What holds up.
Book Review: City of Gods and Monsters by Kayla Edwards
The urban romantasy that pulls off what Crescent City couldn’t. My honest City of Gods and Monsters review: real stakes, a standout male lead, and an errand-running plot.
Book Review: Educated by Tara Westover
My Educated review: I listened to it in a haunted house in Washington, D.C., cried in the middle of the night, and came out grateful for everything. A memoir ghostwriterβs take.
Book Review: Heat of the Everflame by Penn Cole
Heat of the Everflame is where the Kindred’s Curse Saga started losing me. An honest, spoiler-free review — strong scenes, deflating tension, and a finale finally on the calendar.
Book Review: Enchantra by Kaylie Smith
My Enchantra review: the Phantasma sequel is a solid read that plays its predecessorβs greatest hits. Rated honestly, no spoilers, with love for book one.
Book Review: Glow of the Everflame by Penn Cole
I read Glow of the Everflame in basically one day. My spoiler-free review of the Kindred’s Curse Saga’s strongest installment — and the two things that kept it from greatness.
Book Review: We Who Will Die by Stacia Stark
My We Who Will Die review: a Rome-inspired romantasy with real reversals and an unfinished feeling. Rated honestly, fresh off reading it. No spoilers.