Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See (Format used for this book: Audiobook) According to Confucius, “an educated woman is a worthless woman,” but Tan Yunxian—born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness—is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful…
Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena’s a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks. So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts…
Flux by Jinwoo Chong (Format used for this read: Audiobook) A blazingly original and stylish debut novel about a young man whose reality unravels when he suspects his mysterious employers have inadvertently discovered time travel—and are using it to cover up a string of violent crimes . . . Four days before Christmas, eight-year-old Bo…
How High We Go In The Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu (Format used for this book: Audiobook) In 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter at the Batagaika Crater, where researchers are studying long-buried secrets now revealed in melting permafrost, including the perfectly preserved remains of a girl who appears to have died of…
My Life Growing Up Asian In America by CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) (Format used for this book: Print–hardback) A collection of 30 heartfelt, witty, and hopeful thought pieces on the experience of growing up Asian American, for fans of Minor Feelings. There are 23 million people, representing more than 20 countries, each with…
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin On a bitter-cold day, in the December of his junior year at Harvard, Sam Masur exits a subway car and sees, amid the hordes of people waiting on the platform, Sadie Green. He calls her name. For a moment, she pretends she hasn’t heard him, but then,…
The School For Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Frida Liu is struggling. She doesn’t have a career worthy of her Chinese immigrant parents’ sacrifices. She can’t persuade her husband, Gust, to give up his wellness-obsessed younger mistress. Only with Harriet, their cherubic daughter, does Frida finally attain the perfection…
The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan I have absolutely loved the author Amy Tan since I was in high school back in the mid to late 1990s. (OMGGGGGGG…typing that just made me feel OLLLLLDDDDD, yall 😨) The first book I ever read of hers was “The Joy Luck Club” and immediately I was captivated…
Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want To Come by Jessica Pan (Format used for this read: Audiobook) End of the month and this is only my 4th book review…. I’m still in my weird pandemic physical and emotional space of not reading as much as I used to. No need for me to elaborate on…
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice For Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong (Format used for this read: Audiobook) This book came thru from my library app at the VERY BEST time, yall. This week has been one where my mental health has NOT been at it’s finest. I’ve been stressed and…