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Black Water Sister by Zen Cho
Having loved Cho’s Sorcerer Royal books I was so hyped to read this…and now that I have, I am high-key disappointed. Whereas Sorcerer Royal is a fantasy of manners (a la Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell), Black Water Sister is an urban fantasy with a contemporary setting. The premise and cover for this novel definitely…
1st pov, 3 STARS, Adult, adventure, America, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, Contemporary, curses, f/f, family, favourite authors, female authors, ghosts, ghosts/spirits, gods, HUMOR, intergenerational, LESBIAN, lgbtq+, LGBTQ+ Author, Malaysia, Malaysian author, millennial, My reviews, netgalley, PARANORMAL, published in 2021, queer, read in 2021, Religion, sapphic, URBAN FANTASY, Zen Cho -
Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda
Where the Wild Ladies Are is a collection of short stories that traditional Japanese folktales a modern and feminist twist. The premise behind these stories is certainly interesting and I would probably recommend it even if it didn’t quite ‘work’ for me. Most of Aoko Matsuda’s stories are interconnected as they feature recurring characters and…
3 STARS, Adult, Aoko Matsuda, collection of short stories, Contemporary, different styles (1st/2nd/3rd povs), f/f side, female authors, FOLKLORE, ghosts, ghosts/spirits, HUMOR, japan, JAPANESE AUTHOR, lgbtq+ side, MAGICAL REALISM, myths, published in 2016, queer, queer side characters, read in 2020, RETELLINGS, short stories, surreal, TRANSLATED FICTION, weird, Where the Wild Ladies Are, work culture -
Parade by Hiromi Kawakami
In this short volume readers will be reunited with Tsukiko and Sensei, from Hiromi Kawakami’s Strange Weather in Tokyo. After sharing a meal together, Sensei asks Tsukiko to “tell me a story from long ago”. Tsukiko obliges. When she was a child two tengu started following her around. Other children in her class age were also…
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The King of Crows by Libba Bray — book review
I hate to say it, or write it, but The King of Crows wasn’t a very satisfying conclusion to The Diviners series. “Who got to decide what made somebody an American? America, the ideal of it at least, was its own form of elusive magic.” While it isn’t as drawn-out as the finale to the…
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THE NIGHT TIGER: BOOK REVIEW
The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo ★★★✰✰ 2.5 out of 5 stars “[His] voice was icy. He’s an ass if he can’t tell you’re obviously a virgin.” …and they say romance is dead. On paper The Night Tiger has a lot of potential but there were several things that prevent it from being a really…
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