blog tour + arc review | song of the six realms – judy i. lin

Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin StandalonePublished on April 23, 2024 by Feiwel & FriendsAge Range: Young AdultGenre: Fantasy, Romance Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: Xue, a talented young musician, has no past and probably no future. Orphaned at a young age, her kindly poet uncle took her in and arranged for an apprenticeship…

heaven official’s blessing volume 5 – moxiang tongxiu

Heaven Official's Blessing Volume 5 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu Series: Heaven Official's Blessing #5Published December 20, 2022 by Seven SeasAge Range: AdultGenre: Fantasy, RomanceRepresentation: M/M romance, Chinese cast Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: LAST GHOST STANDING, FIRST LOVE BLOSSOMSGhosts are converging on the cursed Mount Tonglu for a massive battle royale, the sole survivor of which…

jan 2024 releases: asian-centric stories

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE! I can't believe 2023 is over and 2024 has arrived. It's how insane time flew by and we've all grown another year. Sometimes I do wish time would speed up, especially when things are bad, or when I want new releases in my hands as soon as possible. Like the past…

forging silver into stars – brigid kemmerer | review

Forging Silver into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer Series: Forging Silver into Stars #1Published June 7, 2022 by Bloomsbury YAAge Range: Young AdultGenre: Fantasy, RomanceRep: m/m couple Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: When nineteen-year-old Tycho, the King's Courier, arrives in the remote village of Briarlock, he hopes to escape the demands of his new life in the royal…

standalone reviews | celeste ng: everything i never told you, little fires everywhere, our missing hearts

Hi everyone! I've collated my reviews for Celeste Ng's books here. They are pretty hard books to read in terms of the topics covered and the characters often would go/are going through difficult things in their lives. Everything I Never Told You still gave me the chills whenever I think about it, Little Fires Everywhere…

series i finished this year

Hello everyone! In the year of 2023, I've finished 32 series. Some of the series had their last book published this year while the rest are backlisted series that has taken me far too long to finish. There's a mixture of genres and age range within this list, but most of them are accounted by…

trilogy review | the daevabad trilogy – s.a. chakraborty

Hello everyone! I finally sat down and finished The Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty. Truthfully, all three books are pretty hefty in terms of page count so I've been dragging my feet about finishing it up. I'm glad that I did it. S.A. Chakraborty's writing brought me into the world of Cairo and Daevabad, the…

stars of chaos volume 1 – priest

Stars of Chaos Volume 1 by Priest Series: Stars of Chaos #1Published on July 25, 2023 by Seven Seas Age Range: AdultGenre: FantasyRepresentation: M/M romance, Chinese cast Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: The discovery of violet gold, a vital fuel for steam-powered machines, propelled Great Liang into an age of prosperity. But for Chang Geng, a young…

the silence that binds us – joanna ho | review

The Silence that Binds Us by Joanna Ho StandalonePublished on June 14, 2022 by HarperTeenAge Range: Young AdultGenre: ContemporaryRep: Chinese-Taiwanese-American MC, Black SCs Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis: Maybelline Chen isn't the Chinese Taiwanese American daughter her mother expects her to be. May prefers hoodies over dresses and wants to become a writer. When asked, her mom…

arc review | never a hero – vanessa len

Never a Hero by Vanessa Len Series: Monsters #2Published August 29, 2023 by HarperCollinsAge Range: Young AdultGenre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, RomanceRepresentation: Chinese-English MC, Chinese SCs, side m/m romance Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: Despite all of the odds, Joan achieved the impossible. She reset the timeline, saved her family–and destroyed the hero, Nick. But her success has come…