So! One of my main reading goals for 2019 is to read more diversely, so when Sage told me about the Year of the Asian reading challenge, I pretty much started jumping up and down repeatedly out of joy. It’s no secret to anyone that I’m absolute trash for reading challenges, and this one is one of the most motivating ones I’ve ever seen. So, yes! Below the cut, you’ll find all the books I’m planning on reading for this readathon! I didn’t write down lil summaries for them because there are 25, but I’ll be writing reviews for each that one that I read! I’m just so so so excited about this readathon, and yes!
To join as well, which I highly recommend, just click this link right here! Through the link, you’ll find all the information you need, as well as links to all of the amazing hosts’ blogs!
Also! I’ll be aiming to read 25 books by Asian authors this year, which means I’ll be using the Malayan tapir badge! This is very, very ambitious for me considering the fact that I haven’t been reading much lately, but I feel like this challenge will help motivate me to read more, so!
Okay, so. The little hearts next to the books will become filled in when the books have been read, and a link will be added towards reviews I’ve written for said books! I’m not sure if that makes sense the way I’m saying it, but it’ll probably make more sense when I start doing it.
The Gilded Wolves, by Roshani Chokshi. ♡
Girls of Paper and Fire, by Natasha Ngan. ♡
The Forest of a Thousand Lanterns, by Julie C. Dao. ♡
The Star-Touched Queen, by Roshani Chokshi. ♡
Aru Shah and the End of Time, by Roshani Chokshi. ♡
The Serpent’s Secret, by Sayantani Dasgupta. ♡
The Way You Make Me Feel, by Maurene Goo. ♡
The Poppy War, by R.F. Kuang. ♡
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, by Jenny Han. ♡
There’s Something About Sweetie, by Sandhya Menon. ♡
Want, by Cindy Pon. ♡
Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune, by Roselle Lim. ♡
Shadow of the Fox, by Julie Kagawa. ♡
For a Muse of Fire, by Heidi Heilig. ♡
The Tiger at Midnight, by Swati Teerdhala. ♡
Wicked Fox, by Kat Cho. ♡
Spin the Dawn, by Elizabeth Lim. ♡
Descendant of the Crane, by Joan He. ♡
The Weight of Our Sky, by Hanna Alkaf. ♡
Tell Me How You Really Feel, by Aminah Mae Safi. ♡
The Downstairs Girl, by Stacey Lee. ♡
The Dragon Warrior, by Katie Zhao. ♡
Blood Heir, by Amélie Wen Zhao. ♡
Dragon Pearl, by Yoon Ha Lee. ♡
Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood, by Marjorie M. Liu & Sana Takeda. ♡
So, yes! Here’s my tbr! It’s a bit ambitious, especially considering the fact that I haven’t been reading much lately, but I’ll do my best! I think that this is an amazing reading challenge, and I’m so happy it exists!
THE SWORD OF KAIGEN BY M.L. WANG: A JAPANESE INSPIRED MILITARY FANTASY ON TRAGEDY, LOSS, AND FAMILY
Have you read my review for The Sword of Kaigen by @M_L_Wang? Hop over to my blog where I try to put into words how much I love this book! #TheSwordofKaigenblogtour
Well, I am speechless….
The Sword of Kaigen has officially earned five stars from me for its amazing storyline and wonderful characters. This is one of those books that I couldn’t put down. I honestly thought nothing could live up to my love for The Poppy War but here we are. There are no words to describe how much I love The Sword of Kaigen but I shall attempt to!
Book Review: Song of the Crimson Flower - a companion to Julie C. Dao's Rise of the Empress duology, and a lovely story. #YARC2019 #fantasy
Song of the Crimson Flower
by Julie C. Dao
Fantasy / Romance
272 pages
Published November 2019
This is a companion book to Julie Dao’s duology, after Forest of a Thousand Lanterns and Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix. I really enjoyed the three books as a whole; the stories in each book were connected but standalones at the same time. In Forest of a Thousand Lanternswe had the rise of the evil…
My book review is finally up! Check out how much I loved SONG OF THE CRIMSON FLOWER!
Thank you BookishFirst for the ARC! All thoughts and opinions are my own.
From the acclaimed author of Forest of a Thousand Lanterns comes a fantastical new tale of darkness and love, in which magical bonds are stronger than blood.
Will love break the spell? After cruelly rejecting Bao, the poor physician’s apprentice who loves her, Lan, a wealthy nobleman’s daughter, regrets her actions.…
Book Review: Ayesha At Last - Another excellent Pride and Prejudice retelling! #YARC2019
Ayesha At Last
by Uzma Jalaluddin
Contemporary Fiction / Retelling / Romance
348 pages
Published June 2019
Ayesha at Last is yet another Pride and Prejudice retelling – I might need to make a book list of these! Pride and Prejudice through an Asian lens seems to be really popular, between the Pakistani Unmarriageable, the Indian-American Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors, and now this…
Book Review: There's Something About Sweetie - another adorable romance starring the brother of Rishi from WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI #YARC2019
There’s Something About Sweetie
by Sandhya Menon
Young Adult Romance
378 pages
Published May 2019
There is so much to love about this book. I read When Dimple Met Rishi a while back, and fell in love with Rishi like I VERY rarely do with fictional characters. This book is about Rishi’s brother, Ashish. I don’t care for Ashish as much as I liked Rishi, but Sweetie – oh, girl.
Book Review: The Way You Make Me Feel - a perfectly nice summer young adult book. A bit fluffy for my taste. #YARC2019
The Way You Make Me Feel
by Maurene Goo
Young Adult
323 pages
Published 2018
I liked this book but I wish I hadn’t read it.
Yeah, that’s an odd sentence, isn’t it? The Way You Make Me Feel is a funny, well-written book about a teenager’s summer. She struggles with her parents, their long-ago divorce, authority, consequences for her own actions, and starting to take things seriously. It is a…
Book Review: Frankenstein in Baghdad, translated from the original Arabic. #YARC2019
Frankenstein in Baghdad
by Ahmed Saadawi (Trans. Jonathan Wright)
Contemporary Fiction / Magical Realism
281 pages
Published in Arabic in 2013, in English 2018
This book won at least two awards; the International Prize for Arabic Fiction and France’s Grand Prize for Fantasy, and the author had previously been named one of the 39 best Arab authors under the age of 39. I picked it up to read for the
