The Crystal Ribbon
Review The Crystal Ribbon is a beautifully woven historical fairy tale about a poor farmer's daughter that is sold into marriage to a wealthy but cruel family. Li Jing becomes…
In the Miso Soup
Review I'm beginning to think that I have an unhealthy obsession with Japanese thrillers, I've loved every single one that I have picked up so far. In the Miso Soup…
Confessions
Review How would you react if your child was murdered by two of your students? Yuko is a teacher that finds herself conflicted between her grief as a mother and…
Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse
Review Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse is perhaps one of the more experimental stories I've ever read. It is told from the point of view of Satsuki, a young girl…
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
Review I'm not entirely sure of what I expected when I got into this book, I had heard about the author after she had become an international sweetheart with the…
Convenience Store Woman
Review Keiko is a convenience store worker and, to the people around her, a bit of an oddball. She has worked part-time at the same store for her entire adult…
In Limbo
Review I don't think anything could have prepared me for In Limbo. It is a deeply personal memoir about the author's adolescence navigating high school, immigrant parents, and mental health.…
A Step from Heaven
Review A Step from Heaven is not an easy book to address. It follows the life of Young Ju Park and her family; they are Korean immigrants pursuing the American…
Love Looks Pretty on You
Review I’ll be honest and admit that I had been avoiding reading any of Lang Leav’s books after seeing a few poor reviews and snippets from her first two poetry…
Klara and the Sun
Review Klara and the Sun is a quiet little novel about an AI and the girl that brings her home. Klara is an AF, an artificial friend, programmed to serve…