As a STEMinist who absolutely loved Ali Hazelwood’s debut The Love Hypothesis, I knew I had to get my hands on her STEMinist novellas. These novellas were first released on audio and I absolutely devoured all three within two days (it helped that the audiobooks were all about 3 hours long!). All three of the […]
I’m a few months behind, but I’m really proud to say that I’ve finally finished House of Sky and Breath (HOSAB)! With two little ones, including a baby, I haven’t been reading much at all lately. But I did manage to do a reread of the first Crescent City in anticipation of this book – and let […]
Gallant is a middle grade Gothic tale, about Olivia Prior, a 16 year old girl with mutism who discovers her haunting past from snippets of her mother’s journal. It is a beautifully written book, almost poetic, but many of the concepts felt familiar. As Olivia is mute, the book heavily focuses on the descriptions of her […]
I have to admit that I bought A Magic Steeped in Poison for its beautiful cover but its synopsis also had me thoroughly intrigued. I ended up pre-ordering it and got a bunch of beautiful pre-order goodies from the author. A Magic Steeped in Poison is for all of the tea drinkers out there. It’s a book based […]
How We Fall Apart is a YA mystery thriller with Asian main characters, and I really enjoyed it! Set at an elite private school, it explores the immense pressure of academic performance on students, in particular Asian students. It touches on important themes such as friendship rivalry, classism and the illusion of being perfect, mental […]
If there’s anything that we love in YA, it’s definitely stories about fighting against the patriarchy. Iron Widow certainly gives us that – and it gives us a good does of anger, rage and female empowerment at that. Add in some giant fighting mechas, Chinese culture and history, with a queer, polyamorous relationship as a norm […]
Is there anything better than a book about food? If you enjoy food-themed books, you will absolutely love this one. It’s so full of foodie goodness… with the added bonus of being set in the 19th century. My Fine Fellow is loosely based on My Fair Lady. The novel follows two soon-to-be-Culinarians, Helena and Penelope, who […]
A Brush with Love was kind of hit and miss with me and I’m still very much on the fence about how I feel about it. I found the first half to two-thirds of the book to be boring but the last part of the book definitely picked up for me and lifted it up to […]
The Good Things Maria V Snyder is one of my favourite authors so it’s no surprise I enjoyed this one. Her writing is so easy to read. The City of Zirdai had such a good, conclusive ending, so I was curious to see what could possibly happen in this book. Turns out I’d completely […]