My Thoughts “Angry mothers raise daughters fierce enough to fight wolves. ”The Empress of Salt and Fortune, Nghi Vo The Singing Hills Cycle is a fantastical Asian-inspired short story series featuring a non-binary cleric named Chih and their mystical memory recording bird named Almost Brilliant as they journey all over the lands to look for … Continue reading Series Review: The Singing Hills Cycle Series by Nghi Vo
January has not been a great month so far for me, because I'm currently feeling the effects of a reading slump - totally not a nice thing to start the new year. I just couldn't finish a full length novel, despite it being on my January TBR, and I don't want to force myself into … Continue reading Rapid Review: Short Stories I’ve Read Lately
Single mom Rachel Gibson seriously needs a break. Between an absent ex-husband, rowdy twin boys, and running her own work-from-home business, her candle isn't just burning at both ends, it's a full-blown puddle of wax. She's the go-to girl for other entrepreneurs, handling all the tasks they dread. Social media posts? She's got it. Website … Continue reading ARC Review: Rachel, Out of Office by Christina Hovland
There’s so much going on in Anna’s life. Teaching countless hours at the studio and nurturing the three major relationships of her life – her group of tight-knit friends, all while attempting to not screw up this whole adulthood thing leaves very little time to waste on yet another dating app. At this point, a … Continue reading ARC Review: By Mistake by Sigal Ehrlich
Top Ten Tuesday is a book blog segment created by The Artsy Reader Girl to spread the love of list making about almost everything under the sun - especially books. “Books train your mind to imagination to think big."Taylor Swift Reading has always never been my hobby as a kid. My first love was drawing … Continue reading Books that Shaped my Childhood
This is actually my first book blog challenge, so thank you so much Paige @ YA Books Daily for tagging me in this wonderful, and sparkling new challenge! 2021 is finally upon us, and it means a fresh new start for most of us. This New Year's Resolution Reading Challenge is a great way to … Continue reading The New Year’s Resolution Reading Challenge
Two heirs, one life-changing event, an epic love story. Bria du Mont and Damien du Sky have been in love for as long as they can remember. Until one event changed everything. Seven years later, Bria and Damien’s past still haunts them. Forced into working together at their combined family’s multibillion-dollar company, they realize they … Continue reading Release Blitz & ARC Review: Shattered Love by Bianca Borell
Raised in a clan of imperial spies and assassins, half-elf orphan Jie has only known a love for the blade… until now. During a deep cover mission, a forbidden affection blossoms with a fellow clan member. When rebels learn their true identity, and Jie uncovers a plot against the emperor, she must choose between love … Continue reading Your blind spot – ARC Review: Thorn of the Night Blossoms by J.C. Kang
The dreadful 2020 is finally over, and a new hope is on the horizon. It's also the perfect time to reflect on our reading journey last year, and make new ones for 2021. 2020 Wrap-Up I don't normally keep tracking of very detailed reading statistics every year apart from the one that comes with Goodreads, … Continue reading My 2020 Wrap-Up & 2021 Reading Plans
2020 is a year that no one wants a repeat of, or even talk about anymore. What should have been a great and productive year for me - also for others - was a total flop and on the opposite side of the spectrum. While my introverted self enjoyed being locked indoors, sometimes it also … Continue reading Stories that kept me sane in 2020
Featuring the best of the best this 2020! 2020 has been a very good reading year for me. Not only was I able to go beyond my original target reading goal of 60 books, I was able to discover a lot of new favorites that I've already placed in my "most favorite books ever" list. … Continue reading My Best Books of 2020
A book of hope for uncertain times. Enter the world of Charlie's four unlikely friends, discover their story and their most important life lessons. The conversations of the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse have been shared thousands of times online, recreated in school art classes, hung on hospital walls and turned into … Continue reading Nothing beats kindness – Review: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mythical beasts still roam the wild and remote areas, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinn still perform their magic. For humans, it’s an unforgiving place, especially if you’re poor, orphaned, or female. Amani Al’Hiza is all three. She’s a gifted gunslinger with perfect aim, but she … Continue reading On the first day of a new desert – Review: Rebel of the Sands by Alywn Hamilton
After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang Runin was betrayed by allies and left for dead. Despite her losses, Rin hasn’t given up on those for whom she has sacrificed so much—the people of the southern provinces and especially Tikany, … Continue reading The earth always reclaimed what it was owed – Review: The Burning God by R.F. Kuang
2021 is just around the corner, and it means new books! There is just nothing like the feel of anticipating new books to hopefully love and enjoy. Even though I have a massive backlog of books from the previous years that have been gathering dust in both my shelves and tbr lists, I'm still excited … Continue reading My 2021 Anticipated Releases
Celebrated author Zep (A Story of Men, A Strange and Beautiful Sound) weaves a mystery borne from humanity's addiction to convenience and technology, and the dangers such addiction can propose. This gorgeously illustrated, poignant sci-fi tale aims a spotlight on current social trends such as over-consumption, climate change, identity theft, and transhumanism. Painted in detailed … Continue reading Welcome to Transcore – Review: Paris 2119 by Zep & Dominique Bertail
I've been on Bookstagram since 2016 (on and off lol), and I've seen a lot of changes that happened on the platform since then. But aside from being able to promote my love for books and reading to to her bookworms like me, I was able to form a deep connection with people I've met … Continue reading Filipino Bookstagrammers I Adore: Part 1
The Kaul family is one of two crime syndicates that control the island of Kekon. It's the only place in the world that produces rare magical jade, which grants those with the right training and heritage superhuman abilities. The Green Bone clans of honorable jade-wearing warriors once protected the island from foreign invasion--but nowadays, in … Continue reading On my honor, my life, and my jade – Review: Jade City by Fonda Lee
There’s only one thing to do when you wake up, married to your brand new boss, whom you hate but can’t resist: You blame the champagne. I blame the bubbles for my wild night with a masked stranger. Who cares if it's nothing this good girl would normally do--with a man that turns out to … Continue reading ARC Review: Blame It On The Champagne by Fiona Cole
The dreadful 2020 is about to come to a close, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who is looking forward for 2021. A lot of things had happened this year, but I think the only positive thing I could get from 2020 is that I was able to read as much as I … Continue reading The End of the Year Book Tag
A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction – but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. … Continue reading Review: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samathan Shannon
I didn’t want to fall in love with Logan, an infamous relationship slut.He fell in love too easy for it to ever be real.And I refused to end up just one more crazy ex-girlfriend. But he used his self-deprecating charm to wear me down, and I let myself fall.Even though I was afraid he’d abandon … Continue reading Review: Revenge Cake by Skyler Mason
England, 1879. Annabelle Archer, the brilliant but destitute daughter of a country vicar, has earned herself a place among the first cohort of female students at the renowned University of Oxford. In return for her scholarship, she must support the rising women's suffrage movement. Her charge: recruit men of influence to champion their cause. Her target: … Continue reading Review: Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
People have varying reading preferences, and I am the type who would not pick up any book if I don't feel liking or enjoying it. I just firmly believe that books are meant to be treasured and enjoyed, and you don't have to force yourself into reading something you wouldn't like. That's just plain torture. … Continue reading Book Tag: The Anti-TBR Tag
I am back! It's been a very long time since I posted something in this blog. Long story short, I've taken a year off from medical school because of the pandemic where I know I won't be able to fully achieve a well-rounded practical hands-on hospital experience. So while I'm taking a well-earned break, I … Continue reading Blog Comeback: Books I Want To Read Before 2020 Ends (December TBR)
Their world is one in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren's capital city and where a power known as BioChromatic magic is based on an essence known as breath that can only be collected one unit at a time from individual people. By using … Continue reading Review: Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages. When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper … Continue reading Review: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Title: Furyborn (The Empirium #1) Author: Claire Legrand Release Date: May 2018 Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult Rating: ★★★ Synopsis: When assassins ambush her best friend, the crown prince, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing her ability to perform all seven kinds of elemental magic. The only people who should possess this extraordinary power are a pair … Continue reading Review: Furyborn by Claire Legrand
