Book Review: Sorcerer to the Crown
I recently read the book Sorcerer to the Crown by Malaysian author Zen Cho. I’m glad that I was reading it for a book club or I might not have made it past the first few chapters.
Book Review: Six Crimson Cranes
I recently finished reading Elizabeth Lim’s most recent book Six Crimson Cranes and I quite enjoyed it.
Book Review: Strange Beasts of China
I recently finished reading the English translation of Zan Ge’s novel Strange Beasts of China. It was a wild, and at times uncomfortable ride. In turns beautiful and hideous, the book looks at the different sides of human nature using tales of beasts living alongside of us.
Book Review: Solo Leveling
I recently had the opportunity to listen to the Engligh translation audiobook of the Korean webnovel Solo Levelling, written by Chugong. I’ve looked into the series a little more and I’m really excited about it now.
Book Review: Iron Widow
A spoiler free look at Xiran Jay Zhao’s upcoming novel, Iron Widow, a cyberpunk, harem story re-imagining the Empress Wu Zhetian rising to power in a dystopian future that looks a lot like the past, just with better tech.
Folklore Podcasts
Do you love fantasy dramas? Do tales of Goblins and Fox Fairies get your heart racing? Has your love of these dramas peaked your interest in learning more about Asian folklore? Our friends over at Black Girl Seoul have been promoting podcasts on their twitter lately and through them I found one that tells folktales […]
Rule of Threes
There seems to be a rule when it comes to drama friendships. Two people is too few, four is too many. Three is the perfect number for a friend group. There’s just something about a group of 3 that seems to work perfectly for a drama. The friendship in the new drama How to be […]
IT CAME! IT CAME! IT CAME!
It’s here! My first ever album pre-order has arrived and it is everything I hoped for!
Best of the Old Year
Well, since we’ve recently celebrated the Lunar New Year and I never got around to doing a top drama list for 2020, lets do it now! Here’s a list of my (Amanda) favourite top 10 (ish) dramas from the previous cursed year.
Literary Love
Prologue So far this year I’ve been watching a lot of Jdramas. I’ve noticed that there are a lot of stories about writing. Like, A LOT alot. Now maybe it has more to do with the types of stories I’m generally drawn to, or maybe I just like books 😅 Whatever it is, I thought […]