Mystery Book Recommendation: Vera Wong, Private Investigator (Certified)!
Hi Readers! If you haven’t yet read Jesse Q. Sutanto’s books, here’s the sign that you should. I have read quite a few of hers, and Vera Wong series is a must-read. If you enjoy reading about older people solving murders, go for it, and you won’t be disappointed!...
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....
May 2025 Recap!
Hi Readers! 5 months down, 7 more to go! Unbelievable how fast yet slow the time is going. May has been unpredictable in its entirety, which I equal parts loved and hated. Picnic with a friend, concert with parents, leadership meet in the office, a play with parents, fangirling...
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry Book Review
Hi Readers! It’s been over two weeks since I read Emily Henry’s latest novel. I just had zero motivation to write the review these past weekends, but here it is finally! A day at home with no plans. In a good mood as I just finished painting while listening...
April 2025 Recap!
Hi Readers! Another month gone by swiftly. It was a gruelling one, with too many unknowns. There wasn’t a lot happening on the surface, but deep down, it was a Tsunami. But, I feel like you always need months like that to shake your entire belief system, make you...
Book Recommendation: Counterattacks at Thirty!
Hi Readers! I recently read Counterattacks at Thirty by Sohn won-pyung, translated from Korean by Sean Lin Halbert. I had read the author’s debut novel Almond last year and really liked it. The author has now become one of my favorites in delivering tiny but mighty books! ~~GOODREADS DESCRIPTION~~...
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...
March 2025 Recap!
Hi Readers! Birthday month is finally over, but it was fabulous (mostly!) I took a nice short break at the beginning of the month to be with my friends and de-stress. I also got to live alone for about a week, so yay independent woman! I ate delicious food....
February 2025 Recap!
Hi Readers! How was your February? The shortest month of the year really made me feel its every single day quite laboriously. In a nutshell, I read very little. The two books which I read this month were across two days. Otherwise, I have been reading The One Hundred...
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...