REVIEW: The Burning God, by R.F. Kuang
the burning god made me cry and go into a month-long mourning period. go read the poppy war!!!
Fiction
REVIEW: Anna K, by Jenny Lee
Anna K is so good, it convinced me to start reading the classic 982 paged classic it was based on — Anna Karenina. if i’m being honest, there’s nothing super special about this novel. the writing is alright; pacing is...
why i disliked Loveboat, Taipei
ah a ha ah aHhA hahah. this was one of my most anticipated books of 2020. think about it: a YA story set in Taipei that has Crazy Rich Asians energy? um YES. but that was not the case lmao....
REVIEW: Permanent Record, by Mary H.K. Choi – BLOG TOUR
objectively, this book is closer to a 3.5 or 4/5 star BUT because i had such a wonderful reading experience and enjoyed it so so so much, i have no qualms for giving it a 5/5. Permanent Record is the...
REVIEW: the night circus, by erin morgenstern
in preparation for The Starless Sea, i decided to reread (or relisten) to The Night Circus. according to goodreads, i hadn’t read it since 2014 so it’s been a while. i don’t remember much aside from 1) the setting was...
REVIEW: The Poppy War, by R.F. Kuang
the poppy war is a chinese-inspired fantasy and everyone is high. TPW tigger warnings: self-harm, suicide, violent rape, sexual assault, murder, massacres, brutalization, mutilation, torture, substance abuse, abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse, relationship abuse, human experimentation, chemical warfare, genocide i...
REVIEW: The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy, by Mackenzi Lee
oh man. oh man. oh man! i adored this book so, so much. i don’t usually rate books so high, but Lady’s Guide was one of my most anticipated reads of 2018 and after sitting on it, to process after i finished reading,...
REVIEW: crazy rich asians by kevin kwan
yall i have been wanting to read crazy rich asians for forever. like back then i never really looked into the story and stuff but i was like “asians?? we out here!!” so i added it to my tbr. then...