When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka: A Phenomenal Work of Asian-American Literature Exhibiting the Despair & Inhumanity of Second World War Incarceration – Book Review

When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka is a Japanese-American historical fiction novel that tells the story of a family that is uprooted from their home and put into an Internment Camp during the Second World War. Each tale is told from the perspective of a different person, which helps tell a story that explains the various traumatic experiences and harmful impacts that this devastating event had on Japanese and Japanese-Americans.

The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo by Zen Cho – A Novella Review

After completing the fantastical novella, The Terracotta Bride by Zen Cho, I immediately went in search for another to dive right into. Amazon recommended The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo to me, so I hopped on the opportunity. Yet again, my mind was utterly blown by how magnificently this story was told. The novella follows a…

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir – A Book Review

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir arrived in my mailbox last year, but I always felt hesitant with picking it up due to the hype surrounding it. In my experience, when a book (or anything really), has a huge boom in popularity, I tend to stray away from it becuse I don’t want…

God Smites & Other Muslim Girl Problems by Ishara Deen – A Book Review

Before I jump into this review, I must confess that I’ve had this book for a while now. It was sent to me by the absolutely delightful Ishara Deen, but due to health battles and other circumstances, I haven’t been able to pick it up until this past week. In a way, I’m happy that…

Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed – A Book Review

My second book has been completed for the Ramadan Readathon that’s happening for the month of June, and I must say that I was very surprised by it; some of it good, but mostly not so great. Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed is an #OwnVoices Pakistani, Islamic literature novel within the young adult…

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time by Yasutaka Tsutsui – A Book Review

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time by Yasutaka Tsutsui is a small collection of two novellas, the first of the same name and the second, The Stuff That Nightmares Are Made of. I read this with my Japanese Novel and Light Novel Book Club over on GoodReads as our monthly book pick! For my review…

The Lord of the Sands of Time by Issui Ogawa – A Book Review

Over the weekend, I had the wonderful pleasure of re-reading an #OwnVoices Japanese, science-fiction novel called The Lords of the Sands of Time by Issui Ogawa for Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon. It’s a book that I’ve owned for a long time, and one that I had only read when I originally bought it. After reading it…

Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor – A Book Review

This was a fantastically imaginative, spectacularly written, and breathtakingly engrossing sequel! I had such a difficult time putting this book down. I absolutely loved everything about it. Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor is the second novel in the Binti series. You can check out my review for the first instalment by clicking this bold, pinky…

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han – A Book Review

It has been quite a long time since I’ve read a contemporary young adult novel. It’s been so long, in fact, that I had forgotten that I’m not completely unfamiliar with the genre! When I picked up To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han, I convinced myself it was the first one…

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee – A Book Review

Pachinko is one of those books that sticks with you even after you’ve finished it. There’s this lingering feeling in your gut that you can’t shake as you ponder all of the wonderful, and sometimes intense, thoughts that are left in its wake. Min Jin Lee accomplishes a fantastic feat with her novel and I…

A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Ōima – Heartfelt Disability Representation

I haven’t read many books about physical disabilities. It’s not that I don’t have an interest, or that it’s a topic that makes me uncomfortable. The truth is that I haven’t been able to find many that offer proper representation of what it means to live with a disability. A lot of the stories that…

After the Bloom by Leslie Shimotakahara – A Book Review

After the Bloom by Leslie Shimotakahara is a book that has a lot of depth to it, especially in regards to the Japanese experience within internment camps during Word War II. The effects of this terrible and atrocious period of history exhibits itself in many ways, all of which are deeply psychological and wholeheartedly intimate.…

The Edge of the Abyss by Emily Skrutskie – A Book Review

“No matter who I am or where I go, there’s nothing that can strip away the way the sea takes my heart. It’s the one constant that keeps me grounded as my life has been pulled up by the roots and turned inside out over the past months. Every time I look over the ocean,…

7 Authors I Always Auto-Buy!

Happy holidays to all of the book elves everywhere! I hope your season is going about splendidly. Last week Sir Boyfriend surprised me with two of my Christmas presents early. I was having a rough time dealing with some shit and he wanted to make me smile (I swear, he is the greatest of all…

The Kouga Ninja Scrolls: Painfully Disappointing

This book had a lot of potential to be one badass piece of literature. I’m not sure if it was the translation that made this such an atrocious reading experience, or if it was originally written to be this appalling. But whatever the case, as it stands, I do not recommend the English translated version…

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