With Lunar New Year coming up (this weekend!!) I thought this is a great time to share my thoughts about American Panda, a book that I related to so much as an Asian-Canadian. You'll find that I've interspersed this (spoiler-free) book review with some of my own thoughts and reflections as an Asian-Canadian as well.… Continue reading American Panda & Me
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Re-Reading Cinder
Hello everyone! Soooo you guys probably know by now that I have the bookish memory of a goldfish. It is in the few days after finishing a book when my memory of the characters and events are fresh. A week or two after? Details get blurry and it can be challenging to write a review.… Continue reading Re-Reading Cinder
Lintang and the Pirate Queen
Lintang dreams of escaping her island home and having adventures on the high seas. She gets her chance when she and her best friend, Bayani, face a deadly mythie and survive, attracting the attention of the infamous Captain Shafira. Lintang’s bravery earns her an invitation onto the ship of the pirate queen, who is on… Continue reading Lintang and the Pirate Queen
Mini-Review // We Are Okay
You go through life thinking there’s so much you need…Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of your mother. Marin hasn’t spoken to anyone from her old life since the day she left everything behind. No one knows the truth about those final weeks. Not even her best friend, Mabel.… Continue reading Mini-Review // We Are Okay
Mini-Review // Other Words for Home
I am learning how to besadand happyat the same time. Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything… Continue reading Mini-Review // Other Words for Home
Mini-Review: Jade City
Jade is the lifeblood of the island of Kekon. It has been mined, traded, stolen, and killed for -- and for centuries, honorable Green Bone warriors like the Kaul family have used it to enhance their magical abilities and defend the island from foreign invasion. Now, the war is over and a new generation of… Continue reading Mini-Review: Jade City
Mini-Review: East of Eden
Set in the rich farmland of California’s Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families—the Trasks and the Hamiltons—whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Adam Trask came to California from the East to farm and raise… Continue reading Mini-Review: East of Eden
