by Lília We all love the idea of Halloween. Children walking around dressed up as ghosts, fairies, witches or maybe even a monster or two, and going house-to-house asking for sweets. What's not to like about it? Because we love it so much, colleagues Júlia and Renata made a short selection [...]
The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell Fresh out of university and in disgrace, Lexie Sinclair is waiting for life to begin. When the sophisticated Innes Kent turns up on her doorstep in rural Devon, she realises she can wait no longer, and leaves for London. There, Lexie [...]
by Lília I love Jane Austen's novels, and my favorite of them all is Persuasion, with Pride and Prejudice a close second. All the angst of a lost love, second chances, and the uncertainty of love and redemption are elements of many wonderful stories if well-written. There are many retellings of [...]
by Lília September was hotter than expected and we finished the month with a hot title: Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros has finally arrived and is already making great waves. With the silver or dragons sprayed edge, what's your preference? Also hot has been Rebecca F. Kuang's newest novel Taipei Story; [...]
Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen The Netherlands, 1887. Lucy's twin sister Sarah is unwell. She refuses to eat, mumbles nonsensically, and is increasingly obsessed with a centuries-old corpse recently discovered on her husband's grand estate. The doctor has diagnosed her with temporary insanity caused by a fever [...]
By Lília I have this tendency of trying to understand some trends by checking them out by myself. Sometimes it makes me understand and appreciate the trend, sometimes it just makes me wonder even harder what people saw in those stories. With the film just being released, I had to re-read [...]
Taipei Story by Rebecca F. Kuang Yale student Lily Chen arrives in Taipei hungry: for family, for culture, for connection. But her summer of discovery quickly unravels. Her classes are grueling, her roommate unbearable, and a reckless, deeply awkward trip to the hot springs with a guy she barely knows [...]
by Lília We had a hot August: in temperature and bestsellers! There were many repeats of previous months, but quite a few new titles popping up as well. And not surprising at all: the trading cards still ride the wave of the bestsellers. (You can contact our stores for a real-time [...]
The Republic of Memory by Mahmud El Sayed A Memory Called Empire meets Children of Time in this Arabfuturist debut set on a generation ship on the brink of revolution as its crew begin to ask why they should toil for a people, and an empire, none of them remember. The [...]
The Apothecary Diaries (light novel and manga) Written by Natsu Hyuuga and illustrated by Touko Shino Set in a fictional country based on Imperial China during the Tang dynasty, and often referencing knowledge closer to the late Ming dynasty, the series follows Maomao, a young girl working as an apothecary in [...]
