Book Reviews
Happy Place by Emily Henry
4.3 out of 5
Best known for her books “Beach Read” and “People We Meet on Vacation,” Emily Henry’s new book “Happy Place” is a delightful and heartwarming spring-summer romance. The book explores friendship, family, and love. The story takes place in a cottage in Maine where Harriet, Sabrina, and Cleo spend their summers since their college freshman year. Now that Sabrina’s family has decided to sell the cottage, the friend group is spending one last summer in their...
Best known for her books “Beach Read” and “People We Meet on Vacation,” Emily Henry’s new book “Happy Place” is a delightful and heartwarming spring-summer romance. The book explores friendship, family, and love. The story takes place in a cottage in Maine where Harriet, Sabrina, and Cleo spend their summers since their college freshman year. Now that Sabrina’s family has decided to sell the cottage, the friend group is spending one last summer in their...
A Room With A View by E.M. Forster
4.7 out of 5
Set in Edwardian England and Italy, Lucy Honeychurch is a young woman struggling with societal expectations and her own desires. During a vacation in Florence, Lucy encounters George Emerson, whose sincerity and passion ignite a spark within her. However, upon returning to England and becoming engaged to the socially suitable Cecil Vyse, Lucy is torn between the expectations of society and her true feelings. As she experiences the complexities of love, class, and personal freedom,...
Set in Edwardian England and Italy, Lucy Honeychurch is a young woman struggling with societal expectations and her own desires. During a vacation in Florence, Lucy encounters George Emerson, whose sincerity and passion ignite a spark within her. However, upon returning to England and becoming engaged to the socially suitable Cecil Vyse, Lucy is torn between the expectations of society and her true feelings. As she experiences the complexities of love, class, and personal freedom,...
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
4.2 out of 5
Set against the backdrop of cherry blossoms in bloom and the warmth of spring sunshine, the book transports readers to a quaint Japanese bookstore. When Takako finds out her boyfriend is getting married to another woman and then forced out of her job, she has no choice but to move to her uncle’s secondhand bookstore, hidden in a quiet wooden building in Japan’s famous book district—Jimbocho, Tokyo; where she rediscovers friendship, love, and the power...
Set against the backdrop of cherry blossoms in bloom and the warmth of spring sunshine, the book transports readers to a quaint Japanese bookstore. When Takako finds out her boyfriend is getting married to another woman and then forced out of her job, she has no choice but to move to her uncle’s secondhand bookstore, hidden in a quiet wooden building in Japan’s famous book district—Jimbocho, Tokyo; where she rediscovers friendship, love, and the power...
The Sword of Kaigen: A Theonite War Story by M.L Wang
4.5 out of 5
Nestled on a mountainside bordering the Kaigenese Empire, reside the formidable warriors, possessing supernatural abilities to manipulate the sea and wield icy blades, defending the Kusanagi Peninsula for centuries, earning their name ‘The Sword of Kaigen.’ Mamoru, a fourteen-year-old boy of the esteemed Matsuda family, is primed to uphold his family’s martial legacy and define his homeland. However, when an outsider arrives and provides revelations on Kaigen’s alleged age of peace, Mamoru realises that the...
Nestled on a mountainside bordering the Kaigenese Empire, reside the formidable warriors, possessing supernatural abilities to manipulate the sea and wield icy blades, defending the Kusanagi Peninsula for centuries, earning their name ‘The Sword of Kaigen.’ Mamoru, a fourteen-year-old boy of the esteemed Matsuda family, is primed to uphold his family’s martial legacy and define his homeland. However, when an outsider arrives and provides revelations on Kaigen’s alleged age of peace, Mamoru realises that the...
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
4.7 out of 5
The novel follows the extraordinary life of the icon and Hollywood’s legendary actress—Evelyn Hugo. Through the lens of Monique Grant—a young journalist tasked with writing Evelyn’s biography—Evelyn reveals her famous seven marriages and the tumultuous paths of her career. With plot twists that will leave you sitting on the edge of your seat, the book is the perfect companion for a springtime escape as readers are transported into the glamorous and ambitious world of Hollywood...
The novel follows the extraordinary life of the icon and Hollywood’s legendary actress—Evelyn Hugo. Through the lens of Monique Grant—a young journalist tasked with writing Evelyn’s biography—Evelyn reveals her famous seven marriages and the tumultuous paths of her career. With plot twists that will leave you sitting on the edge of your seat, the book is the perfect companion for a springtime escape as readers are transported into the glamorous and ambitious world of Hollywood...
Stateless by Elizabeth Wein
3.9 out of 5
Amidst the years preceding the Second World War, Stella North, a strong young woman, is chosen to represent Britain in Europe’s first international air race for young pilots. As the only female pilot, attempting to prove that she is a worthy competitor is nothing short of a challenge. However, Stella questions the promotion of peace in Europe, as the Nazi’s gain power and the civil war in Spain grows larger – and when a plane...
Amidst the years preceding the Second World War, Stella North, a strong young woman, is chosen to represent Britain in Europe’s first international air race for young pilots. As the only female pilot, attempting to prove that she is a worthy competitor is nothing short of a challenge. However, Stella questions the promotion of peace in Europe, as the Nazi’s gain power and the civil war in Spain grows larger – and when a plane...
Normal People by Sally Rooney
4.3 out of 5
The story begins in a small town in Ireland, where Connell, a popular and athletic teenager, strikes up a secret relationship with Marianne, a social outcast known for her intelligence and aloofness. A year later, they are both studying at Dublin’s Trinity College. Throughout their time in college, drawn to their constant, powerful attraction to one another, they keep coming back to each other magnetically and irresponsibly. Marianne and Connell grapple with issues of power,...
The story begins in a small town in Ireland, where Connell, a popular and athletic teenager, strikes up a secret relationship with Marianne, a social outcast known for her intelligence and aloofness. A year later, they are both studying at Dublin’s Trinity College. Throughout their time in college, drawn to their constant, powerful attraction to one another, they keep coming back to each other magnetically and irresponsibly. Marianne and Connell grapple with issues of power,...
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
4.1 out of 5
Kafka on the Shore, a tour de force of metaphysical reality, is powered by two remarkable characters: a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who runs away from home either to escape a gruesome oedipal prophecy or to search for his long-missing mother and sister; and an ageing simpleton called Nakata, who never recovered from a wartime affliction and now is drawn toward Kafka for reasons that, like the most basic activities of daily life, he cannot...
Kafka on the Shore, a tour de force of metaphysical reality, is powered by two remarkable characters: a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who runs away from home either to escape a gruesome oedipal prophecy or to search for his long-missing mother and sister; and an ageing simpleton called Nakata, who never recovered from a wartime affliction and now is drawn toward Kafka for reasons that, like the most basic activities of daily life, he cannot...
Happy Place by Emily Henry
4.5 out of 5
Best known for her books “Beach Read” and “People We Meet on Vacation,” Emily Henry’s new book “Happy Place” is a delightful and heartwarming spring-summer romance. The book explores friendship, family, and love. The story takes place in a cottage in Maine where Harriet, Sabrina, and Cleo spend their summers since their college freshman year. Now that Sabrina’s family has decided to sell the cottage, the friend group is spending one last summer in their...
Best known for her books “Beach Read” and “People We Meet on Vacation,” Emily Henry’s new book “Happy Place” is a delightful and heartwarming spring-summer romance. The book explores friendship, family, and love. The story takes place in a cottage in Maine where Harriet, Sabrina, and Cleo spend their summers since their college freshman year. Now that Sabrina’s family has decided to sell the cottage, the friend group is spending one last summer in their...
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
4.6 out of 5
Violet Sorrengail, at twenty years old, was meant to join the Scribe Quadrant, destined for a peaceful life immersed in books and history. However, her iron-willed mother, the commanding general, has other plans: she orders Violet to compete among hundreds of candidates aiming to become Navarre’s elite dragon riders. Yet Violet faces enormous challenges. Her slight frame and brittle bones make survival precarious, as dragons refuse to bond with “fragile” humans—they incinerate them instead. With...
Violet Sorrengail, at twenty years old, was meant to join the Scribe Quadrant, destined for a peaceful life immersed in books and history. However, her iron-willed mother, the commanding general, has other plans: she orders Violet to compete among hundreds of candidates aiming to become Navarre’s elite dragon riders. Yet Violet faces enormous challenges. Her slight frame and brittle bones make survival precarious, as dragons refuse to bond with “fragile” humans—they incinerate them instead. With...