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SPOTLIGHT; #YARC2019
We interrupt our regular schedule to bring you this post. I usually keep myself from taking part in reading challenges. I can never keep up, I go into reading slumps, things just spiral out of control and I find myself disheartened and stressed and anxious for failing at them. But this one. THIS ONE. You guys, it speaks to my soul. A challenge, for reading Asian-inspired novels? By Asian authors? It’s like a challenge specifically created for me. On top of that, there are levels of targets to hit, so obviously I’ve signed up for the lowest. If I read more than that, great! If not, well, that’s okay too.…
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recipe; crunchy chocolate chip cookies
I’ve realised in the past year that I try a lot more savoury recipes than sweet. Or when I do bake, or make sweet dishes, I reuse the ones I am comfortable with. Maybe because I make these desserts for other people, and I know which cookies and brownies they like, so I go with the tried and tested ones. Or I forget to take photos. But that is a whole other thing I need to work on. If you’ve been following my blog, you’d know that I became a vegetarian when I was a teenager. I was a lacto-ovo vegetarian for a number of year, but when I got…
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review; nameless
Nameless by Lili St. Crow When Camille was six years old, she was discovered alone in the snow by Enrico Vultusino, godfather of the Seven – the powerful Families that rule magic-ridden New Haven. Papa Vultusino adopted the mute, scarred child, naming her after his dead wife and raising her in luxury on Haven Hill alongside his own son, Nico. Now Cami is turning sixteen. She’s no longer mute, though she keeps her faded scars hidden under her school uniform, and though she opens up only to her two best friends, Ruby and Ellie, and to Nico, who has become more than a brother to her. But even though Cami…
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review; descendant of the crane
Descendant Of The Crane by Joan He Tyrants cut out hearts. Rulers sacrifice their own Princess Hesina of Yan has always been eager to shirk the responsibilities of the crown, but when her beloved father is murdered, she’s thrust into power, suddenly the queen of an unstable kingdom. Determined to find her father’s killer, Hesina does something desperate: she engages the aid of a soothsayer – a treasonous act, punishable by death… because in Yan, magic was outlawed centuries ago. Using the information illicitly provided by the sooth, and uncertain if she can trust even her family, Hesina turns to Akira – a brilliant and alluring investigator who’s also a…
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;once upon a television series
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know that I love to fairytale adaptations. A lot. Like if you’re adapting a fairytale – and making it diverse! – I’m there. I’ll be shoving money into your hands eagerly for your work. I really, really love fairytale adaptations. So when there are adaptations for the big screen? For the small screen? You can bet I’m excited. Especially for the small screen. More chances of it being at least a little bit diverse. I remember being so excited when Once Upon A Time started. I slowly grew disillusioned with the show – sometime in season 3, I ragequit because…
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TWISTED TALES; twelve dancing princesses
Give me something dramatic and Bollywood meets Broadway-esque, please. We deserve this movie. Twisted Tales is a series of photosets depicting POC fancasts of fairytales that are traditionally cast as not-POC. Featuring: Priyanka Chopra & Dia Mirza & Amrita Rao & Adah Sharma & Shraddha Kapoor & Parineeti Chopra & Genelia D’Souza & Deepika Padukone & Alia Bhatt & Diana Penty & Ileana D’Cruz & Zoa Morani as the Dancing Princesses They danced on till three o’clock in the morning, and then all their shoes were worn out, so that they were obliged to leave.
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review; phulkari
Phulkari by Harman Kaur Phulkari is a collection of poetry and prose that explores themes such as grief, identity, love, spirituality and healing. The themes specifically relate to the complexities that come with being a woman, a Panjabi, and a Sikh. Review:
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;new year, new page
It’s 2019! As I write this, it’s two days before the fact, but still. 2019 is promising to be very exciting on the book front, and hopefully things will be good on the personal front too. There are already a few events I’m looking forward to – my daughter’s second birthday, my childhood best friend’s wedding, my other best friend moving back to South East Asia. Exciting times ahead! On the professional/blogging front, well, there are a few things I’m going to put down that I want to do. I’ll be putting my Goodreads challenge at 5 books, because I know myself, and I stress myself out when I see…
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2018; it’s a wrap
This year has been A Lot on the personal front in a lot of ways, but it is the end of 2018 and I am excited for what 2019 will bring. I’ve managed to succeed at certain goals I kept for myself this year, and I’ll be making another post on what I hope 2019 will bring and what I hope to achieve in 2019. So let’s make a list of things I had set out for myself this year, and how I did on them. My Goodreads reading challenge was a low 10 because I figured it was attainable after having to lower it over and over last year.…
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;five reasons I read fanfiction (and five reasons I write it)
I love fanfiction. I’ve been reading it since I was a teenager, and writing it just as long, even if I never posted those anywhere. It’s fun, and sometimes messy, and if you’re searching on Archive Of Our Own (AO3)? Usually tagged well so you can avoid triggers and other things that may make you uncomfortable. More information and the full #Project14Lists can be found here. Someday, I will actually sit down and write a more coherent post about why I love fanficiton with links to some of my favourites, and maybe even my own, but today is not that day. Today is a day for a little bit of…