Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

I wanted to like this book so much. The story is personal to me, both as the grandchild of Japanese-Americans who were incarcerated during WWII as well as a person from Seattle. I love the tea room at the Panama Hotel and exploring Seattle's International District. Unfortunately, while the premise for this book is great and the history important, I just didn't find the writing to be very good. The descriptions were stilted, and the character interactions weren't believable. This is a story worth telling; I just wish it had been told better.