Julie C. Dao is back with another magical tale with Song of the Crimson Flower following her stunning debut with Forest of A Thousand Lanterns in 2017 and followed by its sequel, Kingdom of The Blazing Phoenix in 2018.
Editor’s note: I missed this year’s Manila International Book Fair (September 11 – 15, 2019) because I was out of town with my family for a short vacation. I know, right? It really has to be on the MIBF season, I had no control (cries). Anyway, even though I wasn’t present at the fun bookish Read more
REVIEW This book is very easy to love. Period. I’ve been hearing a lot about Dawn Lanuza from my friend, Raf of The Royal Polar Bear Reads, because he doesn’t shy away whenever he expresses his love for Dawn’s books. When he told me that he’s planning to organize a blog tour for Dawn’s latest Read more
Yoooo! Another month has passed which means another monthly recap post. To be honest, I was a little hesitating whether to post a recap for this month because there’s really nothing much to share anyway. My reading diary is so underwhelming and I haven’t been able to post a lot on the blog too. Haha. Read more
REVIEW Field Notes on Love is a sweet and light young adult rom-com and self-discovery story with a rather cute and sentimental flavor into it. This is something that I’d definitely pick on a random trip to a bookstore just by the cover alone and even without knowing the plot. And to be honest? I Read more
Are there upcoming books that you so badly want to read but can’t wait for more months until release? Do want to hype your favorite authors and their upcoming books? No matter how patient we bookworms are, there are times when we just can’t wait for our most anticipated books to get released. And because Read more
Happy New Year! It’s been awhile! My 2018 was an absolute roller-coaster ride! If you follow me everywhere else other than this blog, you may (or may not) have noticed my sudden absence for awhile. 2018 was probably one of the hardest (if not the hardest) year so far in my life and I’d like Read more
REVIEW WHAT A JOURNEY! These are the only words that left my mouth after reading Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix. I already expected the vast contrast between Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix, and Julie C. Dao’s first book, Forest of a Thousand Lanterns. It was like day and night, and I mean it in a Read more
REVIEW Another stunning novel by the YA fantasy queen and master of legendary creatures, Julie Kagawa. After faeries, vampires, and shape-shifting dragons, now we have the Yōkai in Shadow of the Fox.
REVIEW Disclaimer: I partnered with Usborne Publishing in organizing a PH-based blog tour for Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes by Holly Bourne. Huge thanks to Usborne Publishing for providing a copy for review. This didn’t affect my opinion of the book in any way. Reading Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes is like being held Read more
Julie C. Dao is back with another magical tale with Song of the Crimson Flower following her stunning debut with Forest of A Thousand Lanterns in 2017 and followed by its sequel, Kingdom of The Blazing Phoenix in 2018. Song of the Crimson Flower hit the shelves last November 5th 2019 bringing in a fantastical story about love and bond. Star-crossed lovers? Read more
Altered is an interesting fusion of different elements in one novel. If you love fantasy and science fiction, you’ll be ecstatic to find a mixture of these elements here, together with an irresistible world-building.
