The Citadel of Weeping Pearls is the first book in the xuya universe written by Aliette de Bodard, and it’s available in the Kobo Plus program. I’ve read her other Read More
Posts by Tessa Hastjarjanto
On My Mind: Finding Your Focus
At the end of last year, I decided I need to be more focused if I want to get all the things done this year. I have dreams, ambitions, big Read More
On My Mind: Plots & Subplots
If you check out a trailer of a new movie or the blurb of a book, you’ll often see a focus on one part of the story, the main plot. Read More
Review: Seven Devils by Laura Lam & Elizabeth May
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC of Seven Devils. Below is my honest opinion about the book. When Laura Lam announced she was collaborating with Elizabeth May Read More
Reading Challenge 2021
2020 was supposed to be the year of the chonk, but 2020 had different plans. While I did read a record number of books (100+?!), it wasn’t really a chonky Read More
Best Reads of 2020
This has been a strange year. I started out with a reading goal of thirty books. I ended up reading 103 books! The most I’ve ever read in a year. Read More
Booktour: A Sparrow Alone by Mim Eichmann
Thanks to TheWriteReads and the author for the review copy as part of the book tour. All opinions are my own. I want to start with content warnings for rape, Read More
Devil’s Deal Is Available Again!
A little later than I had hoped, but Devil’s Deal is out now! I’m really proud of what it is now. David Taylor helped me to polish this gem even Read More
Content Warnings: Where to place them
A few weeks ago, I posted a question about content warnings on Twitter. I see talk about them more and more in the bookish community while others don’t mention them Read More
Review: Wrapped Up In You by Talia Hibbert
There’s something about Scotland during Christmas. Maybe because the first Katie Fforde I read also featured the Scotland Highlands during Christmas. Or maybe just because I really want to see Read More