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… Continue reading a tempest of tea – hafsah faizal | review
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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… Continue reading guardian volume 1 – priest
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… Continue reading review | dark star burning, ash falls white – amélie wen zhao
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… Continue reading duology review | the celestial kingdom – sue lynn tan
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… Continue reading duology review | the keeper of night – kylie lee baker
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… Continue reading case file compendium volume 1 – rou bao bu chi rou
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… Continue reading darker by four – june c.l. tan | arc review
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… Continue reading blog tour + arc review | song of the six realms – judy i. lin
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… Continue reading forging silver into stars – brigid kemmerer | review
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… Continue reading trilogy review | the daevabad trilogy – s.a. chakraborty