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 [...]
Amsterdam: The Making of a City 1980 - today by Marcel van Engelen Amsterdam in the late 1970s and early 1980s seemed to have lost its way. Scarred by decay, addiction, and widespread squatting, the city faced rising unemployment, an exodus of residents, and offices abandoning the historic center. Few [...]
The Summer War by Naomi Novik Celia discovered her talent for magic on the day her beloved oldest brother, Argent, left home. Furious at him for abandoning her in a war-torn land, she lashed out, not realizing her childish, angry words would become imbued with the power of prophecy, dooming [...]
by Lília With the new Pride and Prejudice film coming to Netflix later this year, the story keeps popping up in my mind, reminding me of all the fan fiction I've read - not as many as I'd have liked! - and the one series I really enjoyed. If you love [...]
