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April 3, 2022

MIMI FAN by Lim Chor Pee

April 3, 2022

Book cover & 4.5-star rating - Mimi Fan by Lim Chor Pee

What I really enjoy about theatre is that it’s a liberating art form. It’s often used to explore ideas that aren’t mainstream. Mimi Fan is a prime example of this in Singapore literature. When it was first staged in 1962, it shocked more than a few sensibilities because it was rather progressive and liberal for its time. The annex even features a newspaper article touting Mimi Fan as a controversial play.

· Categories: Plays Keywords: cheating, culture, dating, diverse authors, diverse books, feminism, infidelity, multiculturalism, plays, realistic fiction, romance, singapore literature, singaporean authors

December 24, 2018

CHRISTMAS CAKES AND MISTLETOE NIGHTS by Carole Matthews

December 24, 2018

Book cover & 3.5-star rating - CHRISTMAS CAKES AND MISTLETOE NIGHTS by Carole MatthewsTechnically, Christmas Cakes and Mistletoe Nights is a sequel to Cake Shop in the Garden but it stands quite well on its own. I actually only realised that it’s a sequel due to the summarised info dump during the first couple of chapters — think throwback highlight reel at the start of new seasons of TV shows. Once that’s done and dusted, it’s back to regular writing and storytelling.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: baking, british authors, cafes, cheating, christmas, food and drink, friendship, half-siblings, hardship, holidays, illnesses, inheritance, poverty, pregnancy, survival, weddings, winter, work life

April 1, 2018

THE PARIS WEDDING by Charlotte Nash

April 1, 2018

Book cover & rating - THE PARIS WEDDING by Charlotte NashA lot of the time, single people in their late twenties are portrayed as sad, lonely or desperate in the media. I’m glad The Paris Wedding doesn’t go down that road, even if the main character is pining after “the one who got away”. In fact, she’s invited to his destination wedding in Paris, which gives rise to a lot of awkward situations and some humorous ones.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: ambition, australian authors, cheating, death, family, family business, friendship, grief, romance, travel, weddings

November 23, 2017

THE HONEY FARM ON THE HILL by Jo Thomas

November 23, 2017

Book cover & rating - The Honey Farm on the Hill by Jo ThomasAs much as I enjoy summer reads, predictability tends to be one strike against them. The Honey Farm on the Hill was no exception. I saw nearly every twist coming chapters ahead of them — from Nell’s discoveries about her long lost love to the mystery of disappearing bees to the resolution. Not much about the plot surprised me. Yet, I quite liked this book for the setting, the characters and the relationships.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: accidents, cheating, death, deceit, disability, diverse books, divorce, family, farm life, forgiveness, friendship, guilt, hardship, hospitality-and-tourism, mothers and daughters, romance, secrets, single parenthood, summer, tourism, travel, weddings, work life

June 29, 2017

A SHADOW BRIGHT AND BURNING by Jessica Cluess

June 29, 2017

Book cover & rating - A Shadow Bright and Burning by Jessica CluessWhen I first stumbled across A Shadow Bright and Burning, I passed right over it. After some time though, the hype wore me down, and curiosity got the better of me. I looked up chapter samplers, and was hooked.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: alcoholism, ambition, american authors, assault, beliefs, cheating, demons, feminism, friendship, gender, hardship, inequality, jealousy, lies, magic, monsters, orphans, poverty, secrets, self discovery, tradition, violence

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