Tag: Japanese Books

Hi Readers! Almost the entirety of the month was spent reading Yukito Ayatsuji’s fourth novel The Clock House Murders. Usually I breeze through his books and love them, but this was an opposite experience. It took a long time to complete and I did not enjoy it much. Find...

Hi Readers! For those of you have been enjoying my recommendations on healing fiction, here’s one more! I had this on my TBR since a long time. And, after my last few reads, I wanted something wholesome, so I finally picked this book, and I was not disappointed! ~~GOODREADS...

Hi Readers, I was searching for books to gift someone, and in that list, I found Sweet Bean Paste. I had heard about this book for a while and had only heard wonderful things. And, as it was a short one, I thought I would read for myself and...

Hi Readers! When I love a book, I can either write an unending review or I’m at a total loss for words. With The Lonely Castle in the Mirror, it’s the latter, and yet, here I am with my ramblings. This book was on my TBR for years, and...

Hi Readers! Finished another book during the work-week this time. This one was also because of mood reading. I had read Satoshi Yagisawa’s previous books. While I enjoyed Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, I did not enjoy More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop. Since this was a new book...

Hi Readers! I just finished the fifth book for the month! It was the second 1-star book I’ve read this year, which is okay, but I wasn’t expecting to not like this one. I had read The Cat Who Saved the Books and enjoyed it. Even that one was...

Hi Readers! October has been going amazingly well reading-wise. I have officially read the most in October, with The City and its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami being the fourth read. As usual, my mood possessed me to pick this one randomly, and so I obliged. I believe it...

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...

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...

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....