Hi bookish peeps. It’s a new year and we still have the old me, always late to update my best and worst reads of the year. I hope I’m still not too late and great news is, in 2021, I would say I don’t have any bad reads, maybe some dnfs but I don’t feel … More #2021bestnine
Heaven Author: Mieko Kawakami Publisher: Picador Released: June 10th, 2021 Genre: Fiction Pages: 167 Format: Paperback Characters: Eyes, Kojima, Momose, Ninomiya, … Hailed as a bold foray into new literary territory, Kawakami’s novel is told in the voice of a fourteen-year-old student subjected to relentless torment for having a lazy eye. Instead of resisting, the boy … More Heaven: Have You Ever Got Bullied? || A Book Review
Familiar Things Author: Hwang Sok-Yong Translator: Sora Kim-Russell Publisher: Scribe Released: July 12th 2018 Genre: Fiction Pages: 224 Format: Paperback Characters: Bugeye, Baldspot, Bugeye’s mother, Scrawny’s mama, Peddler Grandpa, Baron, … When 14-year-old Bugeye and his mother arrive at Flower Island — a vast landfill site on the outskirts of Seoul — they soon become part … More Familiar Things: Life At The Landfill || A Book Review
It’s already June, how time flies right? Staying at home really got us all feel like time passes just in a blink of an eye. As you can read from the title, I’m going to share with you my top 5 reads so far in 2021 even though I’ve only read 20 books including children … More Top 5 Favourite Reads So Far in 2021
Hey guys, I’m back with another Author Q&A! Again, I received the author’s reply dua bulan lepas tapi baru sekarang aku nak post interview ni, maybe ada silver lining, sebab dengar kata buku Sempurna dah OOS kat Shopee Buku Fixi, tapi kat kedai buku lain available lagi, baiklah korang beli cepat-cepat sementara stok masih ada. … More Sempurna oleh Aiman Hazziq || Author Q&A
My Brilliant Life Author: Kim Ae-ran Translator: Chi-Young Kim Publisher: Forge Released: January 26th, 2021 Genre: Fiction Pages: 203 Format: Paperback Characters: Areum, Daesu, Mira, Grandpa Jang, … Ae-ran Kim’s My Brilliant Life explores family bonds and out-of-the-ordinary friendships, interweaving the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness in even the most … More My Brilliant Life: How It’s Like to Live with Progeria || A Book Review
Hi there, I’m so excited to be part of the blog tour for The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling and thank you to The Book Terminal for hosting this blog tour of a super wholesome book. Also, many thanks to the publisher for providing the access to the e-ARC. Now, let’s get to the … More The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim Blog Tour || Book Review
Clap When You Land (ARC) Author: Elizabeth Acevedo Publisher: Quill Tree Books Released: May 5th, 2020 Genre: Young Adult, Novel In-Verse Pages: 432 Format: e-ARC (Edelweiss) Characters: Camino, Yahaira, … Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed … More Clap When You Land (ARC)|| A Book Review
Loveboat, Taipei Author: Abigail Hing Wen Publisher: HarperTeen Released: January 7th, 2020 Genre: Young Adult Contemporary, Romance Pages: 432 Format: Paperback Characters: Ever Wong, Rick Woo, Sophia Ha, Xavier Yeh, … “Our cousins have done this program,” Sophie whispers. “Best kept secret. Zerosupervision.” And just like that, Ever Wong’s summer takes an unexpected turn. Gone is Chien Tan, the strict educational … More Loveboat, Taipei: Is this Just Another Asian American Book? || Book Review
The Sky Is Mine (ARC) Author: Amy Beashel Publisher: Rock the Boat Released: February 6th, 2020 Genre: Young Adult Pages: 304 Format: Paperback (ARC) Characters: Izzy (Isabel), Steph (Stephanie), Daniel, Grace, … No one has ever asked Izzy what she wants. She’s about to change all that… In a house adept at sweeping problems under … More The Sky Is Mine by Amy Beashel Blog Tour || Book Review & Song of the Day by Author
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