Review: The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang

Title: The Wangs vs. the World Author: Jade Chang ★★★★ Summary: Charles Wang—a brash, lovable businessman who built a cosmetics empire and made a fortune—has just lost everything in the financial crisis. So he rounds up two of his children from schools that he can no longer afford and packs them into the only car …

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Year of the Asian Reading Challenge 2020: Sign-Up Post

I am so very excited to officially sign up for the 2020 edition of the Year of the Asian Reading Challenge, hosted again by CW at The Quiet Pond (who also made all of the lovely graphics), Lily at Sprinkles of Dreams, Shealea at Shut up Shealea, and Vicky at Vicky Who Reads! I'm aiming …

2020 Blogging & Reading Goals

If the timing of this post signifies anything, it's that 2020 is gonna be rough... [cackles] Anyway! I have a mish-mash of goals: Books & Blogging read 45 books → check my progress hereget to 80% on NetGalley → currently at 65%post ~two times per weekaverage 500 views per month → currently at 250hit 100 …

My Year in Reading: 2019 Recap

Hello, hello, hello! I've been in another hella reading slump, so what better time to look back on a pretty great year in lieu of posting reviews? Goals BooksRead 39 books ✔️ → see Goodreads ChallengeReach an 80% approval rating on NetGalley ❌→ I started the year at 48%, but only made it to 68%BloggingPost …

Review: Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino

Title: Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self Delusion Author: Jia Tolentino ★★★★★ Summary: Trick Mirror is an enlightening, unforgettable trip through the river of self-delusion that surges just beneath the surface of our lives. This is a book about the incentives that shape us, and about how hard it is to see ourselves clearly in a culture …

Review: Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi

Title: Permanent Record Author: Mary H.K. Choi ★★★★ Summary: On paper, college dropout Pablo Rind doesn’t have a whole lot going for him. His graveyard shift at a twenty-four-hour deli in Brooklyn is a struggle, and he’s up to his eyeballs in credit card debt. Pop juggernaut Leanna Smart has enough social media followers to …

Review: A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

Title: A Tale for the Time Being Author: Ruth Ozeki ★ Summary: In Tokyo, sixteen-year-old Nao has decided there’s only one escape from her aching loneliness and classmates’ bullying, but before she ends it all, Nao plans to document the life of her great-grandmother, a Buddhist nun who’s lived more than a century, in a …