Tag: book review
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Her Radiant Curse
This book made me laugh, cry, smile, and it made me fall in love with Elizabeth Lim’s writing all over again! Cursed with a monster’s face and snake eyes, Channi is the exact opposite of her sister Vanna. She is hidden away while her sister is paraded around as the Golden One… read more
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Of Jade & Dragons
Of Jade & Dragons by Amber Chen is a promising debut novel (with a beautiful cover!) set in the fantasy world of Antara. Ying has always wanted to travel to the fabled capital city of Fei and enter the Engineer’s Guild. She dreamt of being an engineer, just like her father before her. But… read more
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The Holiday Switch
The Holiday Switch is a cute festive read to enjoy around the holidays! This book follows Lila Santos, a senior spending her winter break in her holiday themed hometown of Holly. She works at the local bookstore/inn and as an anonymous book blogger. Then, in comes Teddy Rivera. She and Teddy constantly argue… read more
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Check & Mate
Mallory Greenleaf is a former chess player. She refuses to go near the game anymore, but really when does she have the time when her focus is on her family and keeping the bills paid. Everything changes when her friend convinces her to play one last chess tournament, where she shocks the world, and herself… read more
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Divine Rivals
Oh My. God. This book! Divine Rivals is one of my favorite books and reading it was amazing! I wish I could go back and read it again for the first time and get blown away by this book (in the best way) all over again. Divine Rivals is about Iris Winnow and her rival… read more
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
Storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for years, and every year, the villagers sacrifice a girl to the Sea God in hopes that his anger will abate, and the seas will be calm. This year, the bride will be Shim Cheong, the most beautiful girl in the village, and Mina’s older brother’s love. Taking her place… read more
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Destroy the Day
Destroy the Day was one of the most anticipated books for me this year and I finally got my hands on a copy to read. I had some really high expectations and hopes coming into this book, especially upon learning that this book would be the last in the trilogy. The book starts with Tessa… read more
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Song of the Six Realms
I have this newly discovered penchant for reading Asian mythical fantasy novels with really pretty covers and Song of the Six Realms was the newest addition! Xue is a talented musician on the qin. She is also currently indentured to the House of the Flowing Water. She dreams of one day accompanying her uncle, her… read more
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The Silence that Binds Us
The Silence that Binds Us, written by Joanna Ho, tells the story of Maybelline Chen, a half Chinese and half Taiwanese, American girl, who decides to speak out against the racism in her community following the loss of her brother Danny to suicide. This book is an absolute emotional rollercoaster! It takes you on a… read more
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Six of Crows
One of my favorite books, Six of Crows is about 6 characters (Kaz Brekker, Inej Ghafa, Nina Zenik, Matthias Helvar, Jesper Fahey, and Wylan) who band together to pull off a daring and *almost* impossible heist. There’s so many reasons why you should read this book… read more