Today is a special day because I’m spotlighting a book that’s not available in the West and I want to talk about why this is wrong. Joyce Chng is an Read More
Posts by Tessa Hastjarjanto
ARC Review: The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah
Thank you to the publisher Orbit, Nazia Khatun, and Netgalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review. The blurb of The Stardust Thief caught my eye immediately. Read More
Review: Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan
I bought this years ago and never got around to reading it. Last year’s r/fantasy bingo had the perfect prompt for it: Read a book with the title ___ Of Read More
Excerpt: Undine’s Blessing
Mer-May wouldn’t be complete without a mermaid story, right? Since I’m still recovering from surgery, I want to share part of Undine’s Blessing with you. It’s a short story you Read More
ARC Review: Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances by Aliette de Bodard
Thank you to the author, Aliette de Bodard, for an ARC copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. If you’re a frequent reader of this blog, you Read More
How to Hook Your Readers: Hook Them or Lose Them by D. Leitao
I still consider myself a baby author, someone who still has to learn a lot. As part of my studies to learn the craft, I try to follow as many Read More
Book Tour: The Knave of Secrets by Alex Livingston
Thank you to The Write Reads and the publisher Rebellion for a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. There were two things that interested me Read More
Full #indieapril Wrap-Up
April was an incredibly busy month. I usually don’t do wrapups but I wanted to do one for last month. #indieapril has a special place in my heart as an Read More
Book Tour: The Carnival of Ash by Tom Beckerlegge
Thank you to The Write Reads and the publisher for giving me a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. The first thing I heard about Read More
#Indieapril Author Spotlight: Joanna Maciejewska
Joanna Maciejewska Joanna might be a bit too cautious to do anything even remotely daring or dangerous herself, so she writes about daring adventures and dangerous magic instead. Yet, she Read More