Friends with ARCs | Once Upon a Sunset + Of Curses and Kisses

It’s already really exciting to be able to read traditionally published titles in the US that are by Filipino-American authors. But to also learn that a story is going to be partly set in the Philippines? That definitely heightened the anticipation I felt before I started reading Once Upon a Sunset …

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Blog Tour Review: Anna K.

I only really knew three things about Anna K.  prior to reading it. One, it draws inspiration from Anna Karenina, hence the (abbreviated) title and the character names. Two, it was being compared to Crazy Rich Asians and  Gossip Girl, which are two media properties that I love. Three, the writing in…

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Book Review: Call Down the Hawk

Call Down the Hawk was so incredible, friends. I had high hopes before I started it, and this novel smashed through the glass ceiling of every single one of them in an impressive way! I’m still struggling to articulate all the things I loved about this book (and I feel like I’ll continue to add to …

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Book Review: Chasing Cassandra

When the approval for access to an early e-galley copy of Chasing Cassandra hit my inbox, I basically knocked everything on my TBR down a notch in order to pick this up as soon as possible. (I also ended up buddy reading this with Lacey from Booklovers for Life , which was so fun and I hope we get …

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Galentine's Day 2020

This is year two of my Galentine's Day out tradition with Rachel & Kristin ! We had a lot of fun last year , but this year felt extra special to me for two reasons. First, we celebrated together just after I recovered from being quite sick the week before. And second, we capped off the day w…

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January 2020

Never too late for a monthly recap, am I right? This recap is coming to you late for two reasons: 1) my littlest sister has returned indefinitely to the Philippines and I was spending as much time with her as possible (more on that momentarily!) and 2) I just recovered from being very, very sick. …

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Blog Tour Review: The Wolf of Oren-Yaro

The Wolf of Oren-Yaro immediately earned a spot on my TBR when I learned it was a fantasy novel written by a Filipino author and  that aspects of the story were inspired by Filipino culture. Plus, it's the kind of fantasy novel that I generally enjoy - a female heroine must do everything she can…

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