Pavil's Mask by Jérémy Perrodeau
Point one: I read Pavil’s Mask by Jérémy Perrodeau in English, though my images taken from the online reader site I was reading this from, are in what I am assuming is French. Point two: I know I say it often, but this book was f’d up! But not in a bad way. Or even, a good way. It is what it is. The story is based in a Chinese lore and has feelings of other Asian cultures and Indigenous cultures with a large and […]
Continental Drifter by Kathy MacLeod
Honestly, there are not many surprises in Continental Drifter by Kathy MacLeod. Granted, there might be a few “oh didn’t expect that to go exactly that way,” but for the most part, you know where our narrator is going and how things will probably turn out. Yet, it is an enjoyable read for the adult reader and the pre-teen/early teen will experience it new. We follow Kathy’s (based on the author’s own experiences) story as family, friendship and belonging all come together. This makes a […]
Noss and Zakuro Vol. 1 by Rariatto
One day you find yourself finding a book called Noss and Zakuro Vol. 1 by Rariatto. It is just a few words on the screen but you find yourself interested. Until you are not. Then later it comes up again. But again, only a brief interest happened. This repeated itself several times before you found yourself interlibrary loan requesting it. Only to learn that your local library had it most of that time to begin with. So you request it and a few days later […]
Stone Fruit by Lee Lai
I have wanted to read Stone Fruit by Lee Lai for several years now. I have had online reader copies, opportunities to get the finished book and then one day I said, “Self, we are asking our library for an interlibrary loan if they don’t have it on shelf.” And then I read it and thought: Perhaps this is the most straightforward maze of a story I’ve recently read. Not an easy read, but moves at the quickest snail pace. It is a combination of […]
A Lovestruck Cat Wants to be Petted by Nira Kaneyuki
I really enjoyed A Lovestruck Cat Wants to be Petted. It did exactly what it says in the title and hit the right sweet spot of minimal conflict and a cute developing relationship between the two main characters. Kotetsu is a cat who has been turned into a human through some unknown force and still has cat ears and tail that he has to hide. He can also talk to cats and has a cat friend that knew him before his transformation. He goes to […]
