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…

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…

portrait of a thief – grace d. li | review

Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li StandalonePublished on April 5, 2022 by Tiny Reparations BooksAge Range: Young AdultGenre: Contemporary, MysteryRep: Chinese American cast, f/f couple Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: History is told by the conquerors. Across the Western world, museums display the spoils of war, of conquest, of colonialism: priceless pieces of art looted…

vera wong’s unsolicited advice for murderers – jesse q. sutanto | review

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto StandalonePublished on March 14, 2023 by Berkley BooksAge Range: AdultGenre: Mystery, ContemporaryRepresentation: Older Chinese MC, Indian SC, Indonesian SC, Chinese SCs Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: Put the kettle on, there’s a mystery brewing…Tea-shop owner. Matchmaker. Detective?Sixty-year-old self-proclaimed tea expert Vera Wong enjoys nothing more than sipping…

the last tale of the flower bride – roshani chokshi | arc review

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi StandalonePublished on February 14, 2023 by William Morrow & CompanyAge Range: AdultGenre: Gothic, Horror, Mystery, Romance Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: Once upon a time, a man who believed in fairy tales married a beautiful, mysterious woman named Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada. He was a scholar of myths. She…

standalone reviews | katie zhao: how we fall apart, last gamer standing, the lies we tell

Hello friends! Here are the standalone reviews for Katie Zhao's books, including How We Fall Apart which is supposedly in a series but I'll just leave it here for now. Navigate through this post with the titles below:🖋️ How We Fall Apart | 🎮 Last Gamer Standing | 📍 The Lies We Tell 🖋️🖋️🖋️ How We Fall…

arc review | gallant – v.e. schwab

Gallant by V.E. Schwab StandalonePublished March 1st 2022 by Greenwillow BooksAge Range: Young AdultGenre: Mystery, HorrorRep: mute MC Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: Everything casts a shadow. Even the world we live in. And as with every shadow, there is a place where it must touch. A seam, where the shadow meets its source.Olivia Prior has grown…

series review | stalking jack the ripper – kerri maniscalco

Welcome back to another series review! Initially posted the reviews for Stalking Jack the Ripper and Hunting Prince Dracula individually years ago. Decided to finally stop procrastinating and write out the rest of the reviews and combined them together. Audrey Rose and Thomas are one of my favorite fictional couple and it hasn't change for…

trilogy review | kingdom of the wicked – kerri maniscalco

Hello! Today's trilogy review is for Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco. I'm joining the blog tour that I participated in 2020 into this review as well. Now that I have read all three books, I think Kingdom of the Cursed is my favorite as it developed the romance between Wrath and Emilia to…

blog tour + arc review | the final gambit – jennifer lynn barnes

The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Series: The Inheritance Games #3Expected publication: August 30, 2022 by Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersAge Range: Young AdultGenre: Contemporary, Mystery, Romance Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: Avery’s fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about.To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie…