I recently watched the Korean movie Parasite (2019) directed by Bong Joon Ho. I was incredibly surprised a Korean movie had won the Oscar for best movie but after seeing Read More
Posts by Tessa Hastjarjanto
ARC Review: Secret Legacy by Carissa Andrews
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving my an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Secret Legacy by Carissa Andrews drew me in with the beautiful cover Read More
Irregular Writing Tips
While one common writing tip is ‘Write every day’, it’s just not always possible. I wrote it in a blog once too. For some, it works great and it’s needed Read More
Old Books, New Life
Have you ever had that conversation with another booklover, they recommend a book, you look it up, and it’s out of print? Yeah, that’s happened to me quite a bit. Read More
Review: Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Yawaguchi
My interest in Japan has never been a secret. So last year my sister in law and mother in law surprised me with a Japanese book they gave me for Read More
Keep Your Eyes On Your Mountain
One of the downsides of being a creative person is you’ll often have more ideas than time to execute them. When I talked to my friend Chris Durston the other Read More
Reflecting On Camp NaNo July 2020
For those of you who’ve been following me for a longer time will know I regularly take part in the NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) events. Every April and July Read More
Review: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Thanks to Moon for pointing me in the direction of the contest run by the author, which I won. My review reflects my honest opinion about the book. Even if Read More
Booktour: The Ship of Shadows by Maria Kuzniar
It’s the last day of the book tour for The Ship of Shadows by Maria Kuzniar. Thank you to the publisher Puffin Books, The Write Reads, and NetGalley for the Read More
Excerpt: Dream of Fire by Christian Cura
Dreams of Fire is the first book in the exciting series by Christian Cura. The sequel, Dreams of Thunder, is coming later this year and there will be a third Read More