Review: The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho

August 2, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

5/5 ☕ | I thought it would be an action-packed story but was treated with a character-driven plot with found family dynamics, a lot of amusing banters and and a side story on finding one’s identity. What started as a wuxia-ish story morphed into a study on identity and a lesson on moving forward and making a new life despite past tragedies.

Review: Beach Read by Emily Henry

June 28, 2020.Reading time 14 minutes.

5/5 ☕ | Beach Read has actually been such a personal read for me. Moments that were given solidity through words even if I wouldn’t even dare to think about them myself. Reading snippets that felt like I am reliving specific moments in my life.

Review: The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan

June 14, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

I kicked myself more than enough already for not reading this series sooner than I had. But I’m glad that I finally gave it a try. Now I understand why people willingly got lost in this world for quite a while now and never left. I would do the same, if I’d known.

Reading Diary: 35 Thoughts I Had While Reading Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life

June 7, 2020.Reading time 15 minutes.

This is a collection of my notes as well as the little entries I had in my journal while reading Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life.

Review: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

June 7, 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

A Little Life is a brilliant study of human emotions and how complex trauma can have lasting effects in one’s later life. I am a fan of books that elicit strong emotions from a reader, whether intentionally or not, and this book definitely delivered on that front.

Romance Back-to-Back: The Happy Ever After Playlist + If I Never Met You

May 25, 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

Romance books has been having a resurgence in my heart. Lately, I’ve listened to two random romances I’ve discovered through my audio book subscriptions and I was quite surprised that both of them delivered!

Non Fiction Round Up Episode 1: Non Fiction Books I’ve Read Lately + Tips to Reading Non Fiction Books

May 24, 2020.Reading time 18 minutes.

I realized, after all these years, that the key is reading about topics I care about. In reading non fiction works, you need to be intentional. Mindless reading won’t work.

Review: The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo

May 16, 2020.Reading time 15 minutes.

This story is a mix of romance, adventure, murder mystery – with a hefty serving of family drama and lore on the side. It’s like an elaborate Asian soap opera peppered with paranormal elements and I loved every minute of it.

READING DIARY: 10 Thoughts I Had While Reading Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar

May 3, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

These musings are way personal than I was expecting. This is how I usually write in my journal – things that are mostly disjointed it’s hard to fashion them into a decent and coherent review. I was honestly debating whether I should post this or not here but I figured, for the sake of documenting it, I can give it a shot.

Review: Becoming by Michelle Obama

May 2, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

Seldom do I enjoy reading memoirs but there was something special in how Michelle was able to transform her journey into something relatable on so many levels. In a way, it’s a brilliant coming-of-age story that should be read by anyone, especially young women who are trying to find their place in this world.