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I’m the admin behind the scenes, a lifelong reader with an unshakable love for good stories, curious minds, and thoughtful conversations. Whether you're a fan of heartwarming fiction, investigative nonfiction, translated literature, or buzzy new releases, you’ll find something here that speaks to your reader's soul. I launched BooksAndUs to be more than just another book blog. This space is a curated community for people who don’t just read books—they live them, think about them, talk about them, and pass them on. Every review, list, and feature is written with care, personality, and a deep respect for readers and writers alike.

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Book review Singlit

Book Review: Impractical Uses of Cake — A Novel About The Small Cracks

Books & Us EditorOctober 29, 2025

Impractical Uses of Cake earns its five-star rating because it is small-scale and big-hearted, quietly observant and deeply resonant.

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Book Review: Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?

Books & Us EditorOctober 28, 2025

This is a story that’s both sweeping and intimate, glamourous and raw, entertaining and unsettling.

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Book review Mystery

Book Review: The Ivies — A World Of Glitz, Glamour & Darkness

Books & Us EditorOctober 27, 2025

If you love dark academia, secrets wrapped in Ivy League dreams, and the beauty of breaking apart the perfect façade—this is absolutely the read for you.

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Book review Contemporary fiction Thriller

Book Review: Counterfeit — A Novel That Is Fun, Fierce & Fashionable

Books & Us EditorOctober 27, 2025

Kirstin Chen has delivered a novel that is fun, fierce, fashionable—and deeply meaningful.

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Book review Thriller

Book Review: The Haters — A Cautionary Tale Disguised As Entertainment

Books & Us EditorOctober 25, 2025

A sharp, timely, unput-downable thriller that explores the brutal intersections of internet virality, publishing ambition, and personal vulnerability.

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Book review Romance

Book Review: The Friend Zone Experiment — A Glossy & Gritty Romance

Books & Us EditorOctober 25, 2025

This is a five-star romance because it does everything right. It is a story that proves you can want the fairy-tale & want the adult choices.

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Book review Psychology

Book Review: May Contain Lies by Alex Edmans — Intellectually Rigorous & Genuinely Enjoyable

Books & Us EditorOctober 25, 2025

This is the kind of book that changes how you read the news, how you listen to arguments, and how you make decisions in your own life.

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Book Review: AI Snake Oil — Important & Accessible Book on Technology

Books & Us EditorOctober 22, 2025

Equal parts myth-buster, guide, and call to action, AI Snake Oil will leave you smarter, sharper, and far less susceptible to the glittering mirage of AI hype.

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Book review Singlit

Book Review: It Never Rains on National Day — A Meditation On What It Means To Be Singaporean

Books & Us EditorOctober 22, 2025

With quiet precision, it captures the contradictions of life in a nation celebrated for its progress but haunted by its silences.

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Book Review: I Am Not Jessica Chen – A Heartfelt, Identity-Bending YA Triumph

Books & Us EditorOctober 21, 2025

This is YA fiction with depth, nuance, and a whole lot of heart.

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