Perfection is Overrated
Shi Min Xie “If I were a perfectionist, I would do this…” my boss said, demonstrating to me for the nth time how to take pictures. That was how I knew I needed…
YA
Behind-The-Scenes: Su Lynn and Cai Rong’s Relationship
A guilty pleasure of mine is reading romance books. Back when I was a teenager, pining about boys who would never like me back, I would go to the library…
The Book is Out! Finally! Plus Behind-The-Scenes Drafts
You probably have already realised that Ghost Hunters of Geylang is out. You probably have seen the reel of the book launch, of the workshop at CHIJ Katong Convent, and…
The Blog is Back
Hello! I received some good news lately, and I thought it’d be a wise move to update the blog again, you know, get back to it, posting and suchlike. 2023…
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…
Throne of Glass Series Review
I just completed the whole review and was about to save this in WordPress when suddenly, WordPress gave me some stupid notice about how this action wasn’t legit — I’d…
My 3 Favourite YA Books That I Read As A Teenager
When I was a teenager, people didn’t like me very much, so I spent my time reading. (That’s really okay, though, ’cause I was a little shit and even my…