Honestly, from the first couple of pages, I was hooked on The Year of the Witching. It's not your average book about witches with more of a Salem witches vibe than a modern witches vibe. However, don't think that the puritanical church is the same as the one in real life. There are some similarities, [...]
Category: Book Reviews
Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang // Book Review
Here goes another book review for a book I don't think I'll do justice. If you're interested in politics especially those around socialism and capitalism, then you're going to really like this book. While set on Mars in a futuristic version of reality, the story is much more literary diving into more realistic themes instead [...]
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu // Mini Review
If you love Hayao Miyazaki's style, but with more magic, more autumn vibes, and a little sweet romance, then this is the graphic novel for you. I'm excited to share with you Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu. For the most part, this was a sweet and very low stakes graphic novel. There's some [...]
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir // Book Review
If you've read Gideon the Ninth and absolutely loved being confused for most of it just to have everything explained and then have Tamsyn Muir tell you that you're basically a pleb, then this is the book for you. If you're into nonlinear timelines, second POV, dry wit and tons of banter, then this is [...]
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A Brown // Book Review
If you're a fan of YA fantasy that has dual narratives, blood oaths, magic, a competition to win, and incorporation of real world folklore, then A Song of Wraiths and Ruin is for you. I'm such a sucker for books that have titles like this. You know that it's going to be one of those [...]
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir // Backlist Reads
I've been quietly collecting Sabaa Tahir's books for years, but it wasn't until recently when I heard her final book for the Ember in the Ashes series was coming out. That alongside a partnership with Penguin Teen has me finally picking up this series and reading it. Let me tell you something, folks, this book [...]
Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas // Book Review
I'm going to be honest with you, I think I could write an entire research paper about this novel because it is so good with a lot of themes and complex in a way that will make you think. I'm extremely impressed in this debut author and her work. Her writing is eloquent, descriptive, and [...]
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan // Book Review
Sex and Vanity seemed to have taken the lives of those crazy rich Asians we read about in his first series and brought them to American soil. But with the change in scenery, the story needed to change as well. What would a blue blooded Chinese American look like? How would the world react if [...]
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia // Book Review
I'm a huge fan of gothic literature and horror stories, so when I heard an author combined both, set it in 1950s Mexico, and had it starring a creepy ass house, I was all over it. And let me tell you. It did NOT disappoint. TW: domestic abuse and violence, attempted sexual assault and harassment, [...]
The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune // Book Review
If you're the type of person who's been waiting to be a Sailor Solider since you were 15 years old, then this is the book for you. Because I was that girl who stood on my parents bed watching Sailor Moon every afternoon and pretending that my magic pen will transform me into an evil-fighting [...]
