When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she quickly begins a secret double life: exceptional schoolgirl during the day, Chinatown sweatshop worker in the evenings. Disguising the more difficult truths of her life like the staggering degree of her poverty, the weight of her family’s future resting on her … Continue reading girl in translation review
Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet. So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee, and her parents are determined that she will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. But when Lydia’s body is … Continue reading everything i never told you review
Stained by Abda Khan was on sale on Kindle a while ago, and I finally decided to read this own voices book for the Asian Lit Bingo. There will be spoilers in this review. Selina, a beautiful, British-born Pakistani young woman recently lost her father, and finds herself struggling to cope with life, in particular … Continue reading stained review
I have only one question: why the hell did it take me so long to read this book? The sea holds many secrets ... Kevin Luong walks to the ocean’s edge with a broken heart. Remembering a legend his mother told him, he lets seven tears fall into the sea. “I just want one summer—one … Continue reading seven tears at high tide review
Okay, needless to say - my book ban is not going well. Or at all. Ebooks: Chameleon Moon | Do Not Say We Have Nothing | Nejma | Salt The Other Half of Happiness| The Things I Would Tell You| Everything I Never Told You| The Bone Witch The Vegetarian | Soft Magic | Grief is the Thing With Feathers | My Name … Continue reading april book haul
#AsianLitBingo is a very exciting project created by Shenwei at READING (AS)(I)AM (AM)ERICA. Check out the master post to read the guidelines and find the link-ups. Here is my (tentative) TBR: LGBT+ Asian MC: Seven Tears at High Tide by CB Lee West Asian MC: The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh Asian Muslim … Continue reading asian lit bingo
So you may remember that during April I planned to take part in the A Very ARC Readathon - well, I am happy to say that I can now report my findings back to you! I planned to read (and finished!): Nasty Women | Stay With Me | Juliet Takes a Breath I didn't get … Continue reading AVA Readathon complete!
Created by Aimal, you can check out the rules here. Basically, every week you list: A diverse book you have read and enjoyed A diverse book that has already been released but you have not read A diverse book that has not yet been released If you check out my Diversity Spotlight Thursday tag on … Continue reading diversity spotlight thursday
I am ridiculously excited! This Sunday, the 23rd of April, is World Book Night 2017! Here's a little information about it: Reading for pleasure is a globally recognised indicator in a huge range of social issues from poverty to mental health, yet in England alone, 36% of people don’t regularly read (DCMS, 2015). World Book … Continue reading world book night 2017
Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo is a debut novel published by Canongate. I was lucky enough to score an ARC from my bookshop job, and I'm finally getting around to reading it! 'There are things even love can't do... If the burden is too much and stays too long, even love bends, cracks, comes close to … Continue reading stay with me review
