Tag: Bookworm 2020
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Reading Diary: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (Part 1 – First Impressions)
If you’ve been following me on Goodreads or maybe just good ol’ Twitter, you know that I currently had myself committed to starting The Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson. This is the first of a series of Reading Diaries dedicated to the book series, featuring the first book: The Way of Kings.
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Review: The Friend Zone (The Friend Zone, #1) by Abby Jimenez
5/5 ☕ | I feel like this is one of those books that I won’t forget for a time. Read this book. But be prepared and please bring tissues with you – because it would definitely make you an emotional mess. As it did to me.
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Review: The Silvered Serpents (The Gilded Wolves, #2) by Roshani Chokshi
5/5 ☕ | The Silvered Serpents is a solid outing by Roshani Chokshi and a strong sequel for such a fantastic series helmed by The Gilded Wolves. This book is emotional and gripping at the same time – something that so few stories have managed to achieve at such a flawless degree.
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“What the heck’s a blind willow?”
Haruki Murakami’s “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman” is getting an animated feature film – and guess who’s excited as heck?
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Reading Diary: 13 Thoughts I Had While Reading Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone’s This is How You Lose the Time War
This is a collection of my notes, important highlights and little entries I had in my journal while reading Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone’s breathtaking epistolary novella, This is How You Lose the Time War.
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Review: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
5/5 ☕ | This is How You Lose the Time War is the sort of book that comes one-in-a hundred for me. This book was heartbreaking in its beauty. And let me tell you why.
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Review: The Rise of Kyoshi (The Kyoshi Novels, #1) by F.C. Yee
4/5 ☕ | The Rise of Kyoshi is necessary reading for all fans of the Avatar universe. You would think that that we wouldn’t be able to frame an Avatar background story in a new light anymore – but F.C. Yee managed to expand the Avatar lore effectively.
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Review: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
5/5 ☕ | If you are a fan of Gothic stories and decadent horror, this is definitely for you. If you are down for a slow, morbid journey filled with intrigue and dark secrets, you will definitely relish reading this. I am not a fan of either (for personal reasons) but I unexpectedly enjoyed this…
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Review: The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho
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…
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Review: Beach Read by Emily Henry
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.
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