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…

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…

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…

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…

review | ruby lost and found – christina li

Ruby Lost and Found by Christina Li StandalonePublished May 16, 2023 by Quill Tree BooksAge Range: Middle GradeGenre: ContemporaryRepresentation: Chinese Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis: It’s the summer after seventh grade, and Ruby Chu is feeling more lost than ever.Her best friends aren’t speaking to her. She ended the year in detention. Her sister’s about to leave…

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…

standalone reviews | margaret rogerson: an enchantment of ravens & vespertine

Hello! I'm back with another compiled blog post for standalone reviews. Not too sure if Vespertine will continue to be a series or it'll remain as a solo book. Navigate through this post with the titles below:🪶 An Enchantment of Ravens | ✖ Vespertine 🪶🪶🪶 An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson StandalonePublished September 26th…

standalone reviews | margaret rogerson: sorcery of thorns, mysteries of thorn manor

Hello! When Margaret Rogerson announced that she would be releasing Mysteries of Thorn Manor, a companion novel to Sorcery of Thorns, I was ecstatic. I loved Elisabeth and Nathaniel's development in the standalone and had been wanting more from the author. As always, I'll read anything my Margaret Rogerson and had to pick up her…

shanghai immortal – a.y. chao | arc review

Shanghai Immortal by A.Y. Chao StandalonePublished on June 1, 2023 by Hodder & StoughtonAge Range: AdultGenre: Historical Fiction, Romance, FantasyRep: Chinese Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis: Pawned by her mother to the King of Hell as a child, Lady Jing is half-vampire, half-hulijing fox-spirit and all sasshole. As the King’s ward, she has spent the past ninety…

hamra and the jungle of memories – hanna alkaf | review

Hamra and the Jungle of Memories by Hanna Alkaf StandalonePublished on March 28, 2023 by HarperCollinsAge Range: Middle GradeGenre: fantasy, contemporary, retellingRep: Malaysian Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: Courage is the strongest magic there is.On Hamra's thirteenth birthday, she receives nothing but endless nagging and yet another errand to run in the Langkawi jungle that looms behind…