Strange Houses: Does it Live Up as a Sequel?
Hi Readers! September was almost a dry spell reading-wise, but I have long ago stopped caring about the numbers. I am just glad I got to read one book, which I was waiting to read for quite a while! I had read Strange Pictures by Uketsu earlier in the...
The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park: Read it or Skip it?
Hi Readers! When I read a debut book and I love it, I usually immediately read whatever the authors write next. It’s only human nature, isn’t it? It’s also a 50-50 chance that the second book can either be even more amazing or go in the opposite direction. This...
Japanese Murder Mystery Book Recommendation: The Labyrinth House Murders
Hi Readers! After months I finally read a book at a stretch for 5+ HOURS!! What a feeling to feel like myself! Whatever you are reading now, pause it, and pick up the latest by Yukito Ayatsuji novel!! I had been reading The Labyrinth House Murders for two weeks....
Strange Pictures by Uketsu: Read Now!
Hi Readers! I am back with a book recommendation. Drop everything and read this book now! ~~GOODREADS DESCRIPTION~~ The spine-tingling bestseller that has taken Japan by storm—an eerie fresh take on horror for fans of Hidden Pictures and Junji Ito, in which a series of seemingly innocent pictures draws you into...
Healing Japanese Fiction Book Recommendation: The Lantern of Lost Memories
Hi Readers! I finally read a book this month! “A reader doesn’t find a book. The book finds the reader.” While I had heard this from so many people, it always sounded too surreal to believe. These last two months have been hell work-wise. There are so many instances...
Book Recommendation for Foodies: The Kamogawa Food Detectives
HI Readers! November is coming to a close, but it was a good month as I got to read a lot. Just yesterday I finished The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai, translated by Jesse Kirkwood. This book was making the rounds on Instagram a year ago. I guess...
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop: An Unnecessary Sequel
Hi Readers! I am back with a review after almost a month! I haven’t been reading much because work is super hectic and so all I want to do over weekends is binge-watch something rather than read. Such a sad state of things! But, I am clawing my way...
Japanese Murder Mystery Book Recommendation: The Mill House Murders
Hi Readers! January has been super exhausting. I read only two books in the first week and then literally nothing. So, for the Republic Day long weekend, my only plan was to read. So, I read two more books! The first was The Glass Palace, for which I will...
Book Recommendation: The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa
Hi Readers! It is too early in the year to be already reading heart-warming books. I usually read them after I read intense and depressing books. But, I think my 2024 Reader mantra is to pick up the book that calls out to me and to just start reading...
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop: About Books & People Behind Books
Hi Readers! October is almost at an end. It went by quickly but luckily not as quickly as September. I read Days at the Morisaki Bookshop last week. It was a short book, so I finished it over the weekend. I really enjoy reading books about books, so it...