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I Wanted to Hate R.F. Kuang’s Taipei Story
Honest review of R.F. Kuang’s Taipei Story (2026): colonisation, language, and grief in a Taiwan study-abroad novel, and why it surprised me
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A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing
A review of Alice Evelyn Yang’s A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing, and what Asian American children inherit when parents stay silent about history.
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An Empire in the Clouds by Ai Jiang
Review of Ai Jiang's An Empire in the Clouds (Titan, 2026): a slow, reflective sci-fi fantasy of masks, Chinese opera, Mazu and drowning empires.
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Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
Genre: Horror
Release Date: 7 January 2025
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She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran
She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran
Genre: YA Horror
Release Date: 28 February 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
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Whidbey by T Kira Madden
Whidbey by T Kira Madden
Genre: Crime Mystery
Release Date: 10 March 2026
Publisher: Mariner Books
Format: Hardcover
Source: Purchased
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What Feeds Below by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne
What Feeds Below by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne
Genre: YA Horror
Release Date: 6 October 2026
Publisher: Bindery Books
Format: EPUB
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The surprising thing Taiwan Travelogue taught me about myself
A review of Taiwan Travelogue and the surprising personal reckoning it sparked—on colonialism, nostalgia, and loving a homeland you've also exoticized
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Unmasking the Prodigal Daughter
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My first completed book of 2026: Blood Over Bright Haven, by M.L. Wang
Eh. I think I just expected better from M.L. Wang after The Sword of Kaigen. This one was way