Reviews

Online Book Club Review by SenSen, Published Aug 1, 2020 Vera Koo is a first-generation Chinese-American woman. Her family came to San Francisco when she was 12, but they continued to live in a traditional Chinese household. ‘Although not everyone knows what it’s like...

Review by ankushavhad, Published Jul 31, 2020 History has witnessed an ideology, quoted as “the most remarkable climb only arrives after a fall,” that rightly fits here. I recalled a famous saying in Hindi “haar ke aage jeet hai” (meaning, “victory is over the...

I met Vera Koo in 2013 when I competed at the Bianchi Cup for the first time in Columbia, Missouri. During the awards ceremony, a few women handed out roses to all the female competitors, mentioning they were from Vera. How nice was that? Even though she rarely...

Review by Wuoketch, Published Aug 2, 2020 Success does not come on a silver platter. This was what Vera’s life was. Vera worked hard to become successful, though facing various life challenges, she never gave up. Find more in The Most Unlikely Champion by...

In this guest review, renowned firearms trainer Il Ling New gives us her honest opinion of Vera Koo’s book, “The Most Unlikely Champion.” Il Ling read the book twice, and it’s safe to conclude that it changed her life. ~BB What would you do if life handed you not 1,...

Review by GianKosi77, Published Nov 30, 2020 Life will throw anything on your path when you least expect it. Vera Koo will attest to this assertion because she hit a dead end and then rose again. The Most Unlikely Champion is Vera's true story about how she...

Review by Disneyland, Published Jul 5, 2020 ‘The most spectacular rise can only come after you fall.’ The Most Unlikely Champion is the story of the author Vera Koo, a national action pistol champion. The memoir describes her evolution as an action pistol shooter....

At the age of 41, I picked up a gun for the first time with the intention of learning to defend myself and my children. I was the mother of 5, the youngest of whom was 2-years old. Little did I know that my journey in gun handling and self-defense was just getting...