Books
What I’ve been reading
Books I loved, books I struggled with, and the occasional series I somehow kept reading long after I should have stopped.
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Oktober — Khor Ewe Pin
After nearly two decades without reading Malay fiction, Oktober became my unexpected way back in — a fast-moving story of letters, clues and family…
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The Third Gilmore Girl — Kelly Bishop
Categories: Books, ReviewsAuthor: Kelly BishopThe Third Gilmore Girl is one of the very few memoirs I have read — or, more accurately, listened to.…
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The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy — Brigitte Knightley
Assassin Osric Mordaunt needs the help of brilliant healer Aurienne Fairhrim, despite their rival Orders and mutual dislike. Forced into an uneasy partnership by…
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Princess Jellyfish (Kuragehime) — Akiko Higashimura
Jellyfish-obsessed Tsukimi lives among a houseful of female otaku until fashion-loving cross-dresser Kuranosuke crashes into their sheltered world. Their unlikely friendship turns Tsukimi’s jellyfish…
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Dear Enemy by Jean Webster — I Think Sandy May Have Been the Beginning of a Type
Sallie McBride unexpectedly takes charge of the John Grier Home, where she must learn to run an orphanage while repeatedly clashing with the institution’s…
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Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster — An Old Favourite That Still Feels Like Hope
Orphaned Judy Abbott is given the chance to attend college by an anonymous benefactor, on the condition that she writes him regular letters about…
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Behind Five Willows by June Hur — Book Review
A personal review of June Hur’s Behind Five Willows, a warm Joseon-era romance that recalls Pride and Prejudice and You’ve Got Mail.
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Until the End of the World by Sarah Lyons Fleming — Book Review
Sarah Lyons Fleming’s zombie-apocalypse novel offers survival, friendship and romance, but its relationship drama repeatedly overwhelms the danger.
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Adrian’s Undead Diary by Chris Philbrook — Series Review
A review of the original eight-book Adrian’s Undead Diary arc: immersive zombie survival, community-building and humour that eventually became too much.
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The Red Palace by June Hur – Murder, Palace Intrigue and a Romance I Actually Liked
In eighteenth-century Joseon, palace nurse Hyeon investigates the murder of four women after her mentor becomes a suspect, joining forces with young police inspector…
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Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross — A Happy Ending, But Not Without a Cost
Separated by war, Iris and Roman fight to find their way back to each other as Dacre’s conflict intensifies, forcing them to choose between…
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Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross — It Had Everything I Usually Like
Rival journalists Iris and Roman are drawn together through anonymous magical letters while a war between ancient gods spreads across their world, forcing them…