Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li | Book Review

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley Grace D. Li's debut, Portrait of a Thief is gorgeous. As riveting and slick as it is thoughtful. Think of it as Oceans 11 meets The Fast and the Furious with a crew of Chinese American college students. But this crew is reclaiming looted Chinese art and…

ByMichelleApril 5, 20220Comments

Book Review: The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu

ARC provided by the publisher for review Julie Tieu's The Donut Trap perfectly captures that post-undergrad experience when it feels like all your friends have their lives sorted, and you're back where you were in high school. It hits so close to home with how awkward and overthinking I was about relationships in my early…

ByMichelleNovember 9, 20210Comments

The Inn on Sweetbriar Lane by Jeannie Chin | Mini Book Review

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley If you're a fan of small town romance + enemies-to-lovers, Jeannie Chin's The Inn on Sweetbriar Lane by will probably hit all the right notes for you. It's a hit-or-miss trope for me, and in this case, I felt like I'd read it before. All that felt fresh…

ByMichelleSeptember 28, 20210Comments

Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li | Book Review

Book Review: The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu

The Inn on Sweetbriar Lane by Jeannie Chin | Mini Book Review

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