a tempest of tea – hafsah faizal | review

A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal Series: Blood and Tea #1Published February 20, 2024 by Farrar, Straus & GirouxAge Range: Young AdultGenre: Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction, ParanormalRep: Asian-coded, Middle-Eastern coded Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: Why save the world when you can have tea?On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a criminal mastermind and…

guardian volume 1 – priest

Guardian Volume 1 by Priest Series: Guardian #1Published on August 29, 2023 by Seven SeasAge Range: AdultGenre: Fantasy, Contemporary, Romance Representation: M/M couple, Chinese cast Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: Zhao Yunlan is Chief of the Special Investigations Department: a secret group of uniquely skilled individuals who investigate strange happenings in modern-day Dragon City. Although laid-back and…

review | dark star burning, ash falls white – amélie wen zhao

Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White by Amélie Wen Zhao Series: Song of the Last Kingdom #2Published January 2, 2024 by DelacorteAge Range: Young AdultGenre: Fantasy, RomanceRep: Chinese Rating: ★★★ Synopsis: Years ago, the Elantian colonizers invaded Lan's homeland and killed her mother in their search to uncover the Last Kingdom's greatest the location of…

review | foul lady fortune & last violent call – chloe gong

Hello everyone! Chloe Gong's Secret Shanghai world pretty much took over my life when These Violent Delights was released, so it's no surprise that I would pick up future novels set in this universe. I love related series that explores different characters and letting side characters in one series be the main characters in another.…

yellowface – r.f. kuang | review

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang StandalonePublished May 25, 2023 by The Borough PressAge Range: AdultGenre: Contemporary, Literary Fiction, MysteryRep: Chinese-American SC Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis: Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars: same year at Yale, same debut year in publishing. But Athena's a cross-genre literary darling, and June didn't even…

duology review | the celestial kingdom – sue lynn tan

Hello everyone! I'm finally posting my reviews for the two books in The Celestial Kingdom duology. I was yearning for a Chang'e inspired novel at the start of 2022 and I was blessed by Sue Lynn Tan's Daughter of the Moon Goddess. Enjoy! Navigate through this post with the titles below:🌕 #1: Daughter of the…

duology review | the keeper of night – kylie lee baker

Hello everyone! Today's review will be for the books in THE KEEPER OF NIGHT duology by Kylie Lee Baker. The duology starred a half-British, half-Japanese girl who is trying to find her place in the world. She explores the world of the Japanese Shinigami as a British Reaper for the first time. I loved exploring…

case file compendium volume 1 – rou bao bu chi rou

Case File Compendium Volume 1 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou Series: Case File Compendium #1Published on February 13, 2024 by Seven SeasAge Range: AdultGenre: Contemporary, Romance Representation: M/M couple, Chinese cast Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: From the outside, He Yu seems to have everything going for he’s handsome, rich, and smart. But beneath his perfect…

darker by four – june c.l. tan | arc review

Darker by Four by June C.L. Tan Series: Darker by Four #1Published April 2, 2024 by HarperTeenAge Range: Young AdultGenre: Fantasy, RomanceRep: Chinese, LGBT Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: A vengeful girl. A hollow boy. A missing god.Rui has one goal in mind—honing her magic to avenge her mother’s death. Yiran is the black sheep of an illustrious…

may 2024 releases: what’s six more books to my tbr?

Hello everyone! It's May already, almost on the halfway mark of the year. As always, May will be an eventful month since I'm joining the Asian readathon and I'll be attempting to attempt the personal challenge of blogging the entire month of May. While I already had some blog posts planned out and scheduled, I…