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July 19, 2019

KING OF SCARS by Leigh Bardugo

July 19, 2019

Book cover & 3-star rating for KING OF SCARS by Leigh BardugoAs much as I enjoyed the Six of Crows duology, I have no love lost for the original Grisha trilogy. Nonetheless, Nikolai still managed to win me over for his charm and wit. That’s why I was excited when Leigh Bardugo announced a spin-off duology dedicated to him.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: betrayal, death, impersonation, magic, multiple points of view, on the run, royalty, violence

November 20, 2018

SOFIA AND THE UTOPIA MACHINE by Judith Huang

November 20, 2018

Book cover & rating - SOFIA AND THE UTOPIA MACHINE by Judith HuangSofia and the Utopia Machine fills an important space in Singapore literature not only as an young adult book but as science fiction. I don’t remember coming across any local YA books when I was in primary and secondary school. In fact, when I was still in secondary school, I wasn’t interested in Singapore literature precisely because it seemed to be geared towards adults. In that regard, it’s heartening that local YA books have gained more visibility in recent years.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: diverse authors, diverse books, family myth, family problems, imprisonment, inequality, legends, marriage, mythology, on the run, politics, poverty, singaporean authors, singlish, social commentary, surveillance

August 9, 2018

SUICIDE CLUB by Rachel Heng

August 9, 2018

Book cover & rating - SUICIDE CLUB by Rachel HengIf you could live for hundreds of years, if not, forever, would you want to? In Suicide Club, those who deserve it are given immortality. In exchange, they have to take good care of their health — eat well, exercise and all that jazz. What I liked about this premise was that it plays on our contemporary obsession with health and wellness. Food diet movements abound from “clean eating” to keto to paleo, claiming to detox, strengthen the immune system, etc. Rachel Heng pushed these ideal to the extreme in her futuristic science fiction novel set in New York City.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: death, diverse authors, diverse books, euthanasia, fathers and daughters, health, inequality, life, memories, mental institution, on the run, secrets, singaporean authors, suicide, utopia, violence, work life

March 13, 2018

CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE by Tomi Adeyemi

March 13, 2018

Book cover & rating - CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE by Tomi AdeyemiThis book, this book, this book!!! Children of Blood and Bone was such a treat to read. Right from the start, the stakes are high. With each chapter, they get even higher. Whenever I thought the plot would plateau, I was wrong.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: abuse, american authors, beliefs, betrayal, bravery, death, diverse authors, diverse books, ethnicity, eugenics, family, fathers and sons, friendship, gods, grief, guilt, hardship, holidays, insurgency, legends, magic, multiple points of view, on the run, own-voices, religion, romance, royalty, sacrifice, siblinghood, spirits, supernatural, violence, war

February 11, 2018

REBEL OF THE SANDS by Alwyn Hamilton

February 11, 2018

Book cover & rating - REBEL OF THE SANDS by Alwyn HamiltonThe first 200 pages were not written well. I was bored and felt growing discomfort with the mangled Middle Eastern culture this fantasy book was premised on. At least the next 150 odd pages picked up a little in terms of plot and also storytelling, so I didn’t end up thoroughly hating Rebel of the Sands. Still, this book has so many problems, I’m relieved I didn’t order the sequels before finishing this one first.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: ableist, abuse, alcoholism, assault, beliefs, betrayal, canadian authors, choices, cousins, death, disability, diverse books, domestic violence, ethics, family, gender, ghouls, half-siblings, identity, insurgency, jinn, magic, murder, mythology, on the run, poc characters, relatives, religion, romance, royalty, secrets, self discovery, shapeshifting, siblinghood, truth, violence

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