New Books in Bloom
How has May gone by so fast? I've had a pretty good month. And I feel like I've gotten off to a good start about getting back to being a more serious reader and a book blogger. So what did I read this month? Finished Sound the Gong by Joan He Polysecure By Jessica Fern… Continue reading Top Books of May 2024: Diving into Serious Reads
I reviewed the previous book in this series on my old blog, the link can be found here. This reimagining by Joan He casts the actors of the Three Kingdom Saga as women and plays with some of the elements of the narrative to make it more to her liking. While one could call this… Continue reading Reimagining Three Kingdom Saga: Fate, Gods, and Women
I've missed NetGalley when I haven't been reviewing. I didn't realize they have as much manga as they do. I'm looking forward to expanding what I've been reading. Especially since I've probably enjoyed My Happy Marriage most of anything I've read this year. And while I'd love to have the space to house all the… Continue reading Refreshing Take on Shojo: A Condition Called Love Manga Review
I grabbed this tag from Twirling Book Princess, please go visit their blog too, they have a lot of cool content! The gist of the tag is this. You have to come up with books that are the color of the birthstone for the month you are in. This month is a lovely green emerald… Continue reading Birthstone Book Covers
I'm looking to do more tags and when I picked this one from Owl's Book Corner I knew I had to do it. I want to track my progress with reading for the year so far and this is a great way to do it. Here are the questions How many books have you read?… Continue reading Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag
This post highlight some of my favorite Chinese diaspora authors and their books. The books addressed in this include both fantasy books and real life insights.
I'm doing a series about authors from many nationalities in the Asia Pacific region. I'm starting with Japan. While I will include a few books that are directly translated from Japanese here I am mostly talking about books written in English originally. Beneath the Moon: Fairy Tales, Myths, and Divine Stories from Around the World… Continue reading Literary Treasures: Japanese and Diaspora Authors Unveiled
Hello all, and happy May! I'm trying to get back to doing readathons and reading Asian/Pacific authors' diverse works is one of my favorite things to do. I'm doing the Asian Readathon which is put on by @asianreadathon on X. This challenge is pretty easy so I think I'm going to do fine with it.… Continue reading Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Reads
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