Mostly (queer) fiction these days.
I read more when I was younger and most of the books here are still imports from several years ago (and many of those, especially the to-read shelf, were very random; the to-read shelf can basically be disregarded altogether). Younger-ish reads are still archived as handwritten lists in notebooks on my shelf.
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Lin Qian and Zheng PingQing, two people who have wanted to kill each other for …
It took me a while to remember this one, but now that I think back, it was kind of high school hijinks/redemption; pretty fun!
The genius cultivator Lin Xuanzhi didn’t let down the world in his past life, yet …
It look me a while to read this one as I kind of stopped after reading volume two; the narrative shifted gears and I felt a bit like I had to reorient myself. The story was so large and intricate with so many characters, but the plot really all came together in the end in a really satisfying way; at first, earlier on, it felt like we were coming to a close but there was so much book yet, and then it felt a bit like breaking through the ceiling into so much more complexity. Anyway, I quite enjoyed this one!
Zhang Qiu is an archaeology undergraduate. One month ago, he went to Qinling Mountains with …
Okay so I'm not done reading this one yet, but it has been an enjoyable but also very unpredictable ride so far; my eyebrows have definitely been raised a lot!
The film emperor, Qin Yize, has a secret. He secretly married an Omega with a …
Content warning A bit of a spoiler about the end/motivations
Again, recording this after the fact. I felt like the sort of reveal later on that the MC kind of tricked the ML into marrying him was a little unexpected/kind of soured my perception as a reader a bit? (Even if ML didn't seem to mind.) However, it was fun to read more about this universe of characters.
Short, rich, and handsome, Lin Feiran was always the center of attention. But after transferring …
I'm adding this after the fact so my memory is a little lacking, but I remember this being quite fun.
Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.
Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit …
I liked this! It felt more like an episode than a stand-alone, but very enjoyable and additional characters growth/development was great.
Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.
Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit …
I've had this since it came out but finally started listening! I wasn't expecting to start out [where the book starts] but nice!
As the bond between Fu Shen and Yan Xiaohan deepens, the looming threat above the …
Looking forward to it!
It is year twenty-five of the Yuantai Era of the Great Zhou Empire. The renowned …
Finished reading this volume (I took my time and savoured) and really enjoyed it! Thinking back, the word that comes to mind to describe it is “graceful”. It felt very precise.
Beautifully tender and unforgettably funny, prepare to fall in love with this modern-day nod to …
Okay, I really haven't made it much farther right now since, in typical rom-com style, the second-hand embarassment (even though mild by most standards, I think!) is too much for me at the moment. Maybe in the future! I still have this marked open for now.
An impulsive word can start a war. A timely word can stop one. A simple …
So I got about halfway through and I'm still enjoying it, but the length has me a little on tenterhooks since I don't know what to expect about what will happen to the characters. This is part of the reason why I've set it aside for now, but do still plan to pick it up again.
It is year twenty-five of the Yuantai Era of the Great Zhou Empire. The renowned …
I've heard good things about this duology from at least two different people, so I'm excited!
Beautifully tender and unforgettably funny, prepare to fall in love with this modern-day nod to …
Started listening, we’ll see! The taxi ride to the airport in Singapore is fun; brings back memories. (But the worry about being late for a plane, which I wasn’t to be clear, not as much!)
An impulsive word can start a war. A timely word can stop one. A simple …
This was recced in several different places including an online convention in the same space as The Goblin Emperor (about “kind” people) so I’m hopeful! I have it on hardcover as well, but I’m listing the ebook here since I’m listening to it via TTS.
Rich socialite, inveterate flirt, and walking disaster Tennalhin Halkana can read minds. Tennal, like all …
Admittedly I am having trouble with this one, and I’m not sure why. Maybe I’d have done better with reading it rather than listening? It’s not that the story isn’t engaging, because it is! Maybe I just need more spoilers (I find that conventional book blurbs are often worse than useless for me). Well, we’ll see. I finally caved though, and started re-listening to one of my favourite stories via TTS (for the third? time now) while doing chores, rather than this, so…