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Book Review: Pictures of You – A Heart‑wrenching, Lyrical Story of Memory, Identity, and Second Chances

vivianyeongwt@gmail.comJanuary 24, 2026

This is a novel that handles grief and control with honesty, romance with restraint, and memory with wonder.

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Book Review: The Almost Nearly Perfect People — Hitting the Arctic sweet-spot

vivianyeongwt@gmail.comJanuary 24, 2026

Whether you already know about Scandinavia or bring only curiosity, this book will grip you, teach you, make you laugh, and make you think.

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Book review Mystery Thriller

Book Review: Not Quite Dead Yet — A Thriller That Starts at the End

vivianyeongwt@gmail.comJanuary 24, 2026

A blistering, emotionally intelligent thriller that cements Holly Jackson’s place at the top of the YA mystery genre.

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Book Review: Hunt, Gather, Parent — Transformative, Compassionate, and Deeply Humane

vivianyeongwt@gmail.comJanuary 10, 2026

Hunt, Gather, Parent challenges modern assumptions with clarity and care, offering parents a calmer, more respectful path forward.

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Book review Cultural Commentary

Book Review: The New Koreans: The Story of a Nation — Thoughtful, Empathetic, and Exhilarating Exploration

vivianyeongwt@gmail.comJanuary 9, 2026

Michael Breen’s The New Koreans is not just one of the best books about Korea — it’s one of the best cultural studies of our time.

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Book review Thriller

Book Review: The Plotters – A Stylish, Existential Thriller with Bureaucratic Allure

vivianyeongwt@gmail.comJanuary 4, 2026

Four stars for ambition, tone, and haunting originality. A high-caliber thriller that defies genre without abandoning it.

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Book Review: Fashionopolis — When Style Meets Consequence

vivianyeongwt@gmail.comJanuary 1, 2026

Dana Thomas delivers one of the most important books ever written about fashion — not as style, but as system.

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Book review Contemporary fiction

Book Review: Good Fortune — A Novel About Money and Everything Money Touches

vivianyeongwt@gmail.comJanuary 1, 2026

Good Fortune is an intelligent, restrained, and emotionally resonant novel about class, love, and the cost of success.

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Book Review: The Warmth of Other Suns — A Masterpiece of Narrative History

vivianyeongwt@gmail.comJanuary 1, 2026

This book changes how we see the past and, by extension, the present. It is expansive, intimate, devastating, and hopeful all at once.

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Book Review: The Dallergut Dream Department Store — A Meditation On Emotional Labour

vivianyeongwt@gmail.comDecember 30, 2025

A tender, imaginative, and emotionally resonant novel that feels like a dream you don’t want to wake up from.

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