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
The manga that inspired the anime hit, Haikyuu is the story of volleyball. It’s about the underdogs, the overachievers, the team-players, but most of all it’s a story of perseverance. The story predominantly revolves around the Karasuno volleyball club. Once a powerhouse school in the sport, Karasuno’s reputation is a shadow of what it once… Read More Haikyuu! Vol 1 – 4 Manga Review
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
The Umbrella Academy proved to the world that you don’t need Marvel to create compelling superhero dramas. This show took the world by storm with its eccentric family dynamics and bizarre concepts. The second season of the show takes us back to the 1960s where the Hargreeves siblings find themselves scattered through time as they… Read More TV Talk: Reasons to Watch The Umbrella Academy (Season 2)
*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
*Post contains affiliate links* Searching is a mystery thriller that sees John Cho take on the role of a desperate father when his teenage daughter goes missing. What follows is a race to track down his daughter’s movements all the while coming to terms with the distance between them following a tragic loss. Cho perfectly… Read More Midnight Movies: Searching
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) by Helen Hoang Publication Date: June 5th, 2018 by Berkley Rating: 5 Stars Genre: Contemporary, Adult, Romance Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there’s not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick.… Read More Review: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Muse of Nightmares (Strange the Dreamer, #2) by Laini Taylor Publication Date: October 2nd, 2018 Rating: 4 Stars Genre: Fantasy Find: Goodreads| Amazon Goodreads Summary Sarai has lived and breathed nightmares since she was six years old. She believed she knew every horror and was beyond surprise. She was wrong. In the wake of tragedy,… Read More Review: Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor
Beartown by Fredrik Backman (Björnstad, #1) translated by Neil Smith Publication Date: April 25th, 2017 Rating: 5 Stars Genre: Contemporary, Fiction, Sports – Ice Hockey Find: Goodreads| Amazon Goodreads Summary The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove returns with a dazzling, profound novel about a small town with a big… Read More Review: Beartown by Fredrik Backman
My Midnight Musing 