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Month: September 2025

Book review Contemporary fiction

Book Review: We Do Not Part — A Meditation on Grief, Memory, & Love

Books & Us EditorSeptember 30, 2025

With its delicate balance of grief and beauty, silence and resonance, this is a novel that will continue to echo long after the last page is turned.

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Book review Romance

Book Review: The Fraud Squad – Modern Cinderella With A Twist

Books & Us EditorSeptember 29, 2025

It is rare for a debut novel to feel so fully realised, but The Fraud Squad does exactly that.

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Book review Memoir

Book Review: Abroad in Japan – Travel Writing At Its Best

Books & Us EditorSeptember 27, 2025

This is travel writing at its best: personal, honest, and endlessly engaging.

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Before the coffee gets cold book review
Book review Comfort fiction

Book Review: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi – A Tender Meditation on Time, Regret, and Second Chances

Books & Us EditorSeptember 26, 2025

It urges you to cherish the present, to speak the words you’ve been holding back, and to savour the fleeting warmth of connection.

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Book review Comedy Contemporary fiction Romance

Book Review: Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto – A Feel-Good, Binge-worthy Family Comedy

Books & Us EditorSeptember 26, 2025

Dial A for Aunties is a five-star comedy masterpiece that proves sometimes, family really is the best—and worst—thing that can happen to you.

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Book review Memoir

Book Review: Reading Lessons – For Lovers of Books About Books

Books & Us EditorSeptember 25, 2025

This is more than just a memoir—it’s a love letter to literature and a meditation on the ways stories shape our lives.

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a very secret society of irregular witches book review
Book review Comfort fiction Contemporary fiction

Book Review: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches – A Hug In Written Form

Books & Us EditorSeptember 24, 2025

This is a book I’ll be recommending over and over, especially to anyone in need of a little light in the dark.

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Book review Contemporary fiction

Book Review: Almond by Sohn Won-pyung – A Quietly Powerful Story About Empathy and What It Means to Feel

Books & Us EditorSeptember 24, 2025

This is not just a coming-of-age novel—it is an invitation to consider what it means to feel, to hurt, to heal, and to love.

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by any other name book review
Book review Historical fiction Romance

Book Review: By Any Other Name – A Powerful, Beautifully Written Exploration of Identity & Art

Books & Us EditorSeptember 24, 2025

At once historical and contemporary, intimate and sweeping, this novel showcases Picoult at the height of her storytelling powers.

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emma of 83rd street book review
Book review Romance

Book Review: Emma of 83rd Street – A Sparkling, Modern Jane Austen Retelling with Manhattan Charm

Books & Us EditorSeptember 22, 2025

With razor-sharp wit, swoon-worthy tension, and heartwarming emotional beats, Emma of 83rd Street is an absolute treat—from the first page to the last.

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