QOTD: Do you read ebooks? 😀 I recently finished Rainbirds by @clarissagoenawan and it gave such Japanese Literature vibes. It was like reading a slow-burn nostalgic anime. 💙 Although if you’re seeking the mystery, thriller part like I did, then I wouldn’t recommend this as it’s more about the aftermath of a death and what that person has left behind for everyone to deal with. With that being said, I still couldn’t put it down! 🙈 Ω Ω Ω Ω • BLURB • Ren Ishida is nearly finished with graduate school when he receives news of his sister Keiko's sudden death. She was viciously stabbed one rainy night on her way home, and there are no leads. Ren heads to Akakawa to conclude his sister's affairs, still failing to understand why she chose to abandon the family and Tokyo for this desolate town years ago. 👀 But Ren soon finds himself picking up where Keiko left off, accepting both her teaching position at a local cram school and the bizarre arrangement of free lodging at a wealthy politician’s mansion in exchange for reading to the man’s catatonic wife. 📚 As he comes to know the figures in Akakawa, from the enigmatic politician to his fellow teachers and a rebellious, alluring student named Rio, Ren delves into his shared childhood with Keiko and what followed, trying to piece together what happened the night of her death. Haunted in his dreams by a young girl who is desperately trying to tell him something, Ren struggles to find solace in the void his sister has left behind. 😓 Ω Ω Ω Ω Book Challenges: • Cozy reads by @pagesandbeyond #beyondpages • Bluebook for Diabetes Awareness Month and book with flashbacks by @booknookbingo #booknookbingo • Flatlay by @warhawkesvault #shhstagramnov22 • Curled up with a book by @wayword_witch #ladiesoffictionnov22 • Protective Character by @booksandcoffeewithashley #booksandcoffeeselection22 (at Perth, Western Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck01H8KyHzM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
