Book Review: A Ghost in my Suitcase
Shi Min Xie I got this book from my best friend who visited Singapore. This was a present from her and I read it quickly. In this book, Celeste, the protagonist, goes to…
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Book Review — Front Desk by Kelly Yang
This book has been making waves on social media and I knew I had to read it because it had a Chinese protagonist. Besides, the cover art completely sold the…
Books I Like: Eight Days of Luke by Diana Wynne Jones
Nowadays, I can find awesome books and secondhand book sales, which is why I . bought Eight Days of Luke for only a dollar. It costs a dollar! Amazing! Of…
The Poppy War — A Review
The Poppy War is one of those books that I just couldn’t stop reading. Once I opened it, I couldn’t stop. Yet, when I finished reading, I wanted to read…
32 Yolks — A Review
A former student of mine got me to read out of my comfort zone, and for once, I am glad I did so. I don’t normally dive into memoirs, but…
The Bear and The Nightingale — A Review
When I was a child, I liked reading about Russian fairytales. Some of them were about Ivan (and in Russian fairytales, there was always an Ivan) and his firebird, and…
The Night Circus — A Book Review
The Night Circus is one of those books that made me excited about reading again. You know what I mean. You finish a book, and you’re in a slump. You’re…
Akata Witch and Warrior — A Review
My editor, Daphne, recommended that I read Nnedi Okorador’s Akata Witch and Akata Warrior to help with writing my sequel. I had previously read Lagoon and Who Fears Death. After…
School for Good and Evil — A Review
I was looking for fantasy books for my students to read, and stumbled upon this while I was browsing through GoodReads. Basically, the story revolves around two girls, Sophie and…
Book Review: Armada
It was a no-brainer for me to read this book after reading Ready Player One, because I liked his fast-paced, occasionally tongue-in cheek writing style. I knew it would never…