Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Klara and the Sun takes us to a dystopic society that is scarily familiar. It’s the story of Klara, an Artificial friend who’s purpose is to act as a companion to children. It’s a society that normalises the use of artificial intelligence without the need to vilify them.… Read More Mini Book Reviews: Klara and the Sun and The Paper Menagerie
Jade Legacy. Easily the most anticipated fantasy novel of 2020 and the conclusion to a story that has taken readers on a journey of loss, identity, and legacy. Spanning 30 years, Jade Legacy gives itself a task to cohesively take us to the end of an era of bloodshed and conflicts of power. So, how… Read More Book Review: Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee
At first, ‘The Travelling Cat Chronicles’ seems like an unassuming book. A quirky road trip adventure of a man and his cat across the Japanese landscape. You could ask, what’s the point in following this trip down memory lane? Many of the interactions Saturo has are mundane conversations of the past. To many, this concept… Read More Mini Book Review: The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
Loosely inspired by the tale of Rumpelstiltskin, Spinning Silver takes us to a world where a moneylender’s daughter, a peasant girl, and the daughter of a lord set to marry the young tsar are caught in a tangled web when word of a girl that can turn silver into gold captures the attention of a nameless… Read More Book Review: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Over the years, Fredrik Backman has built a reputation for writing books that perfectly captures the human condition, no matter the circumstances. Anxious People takes perhaps one of the most hilariously outrageous concepts and turns it into a breathtaking story of the messy nature of life. Set in a small Swedish town, Anxious People sets… Read More Book Review: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
The first instalment to a richly imaginative and compelling fantasy series, The City of Brass is a tale of magical politics and conflict. Set in the ancient city of Daevabad, readers are introduced to a world built on history and violence. On the surface, it’s a vibrant city riddled with mesmerising magic, but underneath lies… Read More Book Review: The City Of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
The sequel to the World Fantasy Award-winning novel Jade City, Jade War takes us back to the streets of Janloon where tensions between the No-Peak and Mountain clans continue to dangle by a knife’s edge. However, mounting political tensions from external foes forces a frail stalemate to confront the conflicts brewing beyond the island of Kekon,… Read More Book Review: Jade War by Fonda Lee
Jade City is the thrilling first instalment to Fonda Lee’s Green Bone Saga. Set on the island of Kekon, Jade City dives straight to the action as readers are introduced to an explosive clan war, as vengeance, greed, and power threaten to shatter the fragile peace that has long brought order and prosperity to the city of… Read More Book Review: Jade City by Fonda Lee
*Disclaimer – this post contains affiliate links* As someone who hasn’t read a poetry book in years, it’s hard to really write up an analytical review of such collections. Perhaps more than any other literary medium, poetry is the most subjective. It’s all about interpretation, yet poetry can so often express the feeling we can’t… Read More Mini-Review: Nocturnal by Wilder
*Disclaimer – this post contains affiliate links* Most of us at some point in time have heard of Achilles’ heroics during Greek mythology’s Trojan War. If not, then you’ve definitely heard the term, Achilles Heel, a weakness that despite your strengths will be your undoing. Achilles, a mythological hero, was the best of the Greeks,… Read More Book Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
My Midnight Musing 