A richly earned four stars for anyone who wants a novel that feels like a hug, a fortune cookie, and a pastel Parisian sunrise all at once.
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It cleverly weaves heritage, humour, identity, adventure and romance into a package that’s both delightful and meaningful.
Frances Cha has written a book that sparkles, that pierces, that holds up a mirror—not just to Seoul, not just to women in that world, but to all of us in worlds of expectation, performance and ambition.
Karina Robles Bahrin has given us not just a fresh debut but a story that’s relevant beyond one country, one business, one identity.
Kirstin Chen has delivered a novel that is fun, fierce, fashionable—and deeply meaningful.
Sweet Bean Paste is a small miracle of a novel. It doesn’t rely on plot twists or high drama; it thrives on empathy, craftsmanship, and restraint.
Zhao takes the glitter of tech culture and uses it as a backdrop for a universal story about ambition, identity, and resilience.
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.
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.
This is a book I’ll be recommending over and over, especially to anyone in need of a little light in the dark.