Currently reading this adult fantasy novel. Reading it reminds me of the C-dramas I’ve watched. Beanies, what are you reading?



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    Ooo I read that one too! Yep, it definitely reminded me of xianxia dramas. Unfortunately, I don’t read as much anymore because dramas have been doing a better job of giving me the genres and stories I love 😅👍 But some of my recent favorites from the past few years have been Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim (I LOVE her writing style), Only A Monster by Vanessa Len (surprising and addicting!!), The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh (inspired by Korean folk tales), The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah (djin and a clever thief), and Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett (like Elizabeth Peabody, but with faeries instead of mummies!).

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      I’m on the final part of the novel. I hope that I enjoy how it ends because that will determine if I read the second in the series.

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    I have recently started The Grace of Kings, by Ken Liu. Another fantasy series.

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    I’m reading a Chinese novel in translation! It’s the original novel on which the currently airing drama Are You the One? is based.

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    I wanted a mindless read in book form (either digital— i.e. Kindle/e-book— or in hard copy) instead of reading another webtoon/manhua, and I randomly came upon this and it gave me just what I wanted, but definitely don’t recommend lol

    Now onto searching for the next read! Maybe I should finally start the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series or return to some of the autobiographies that I’ve started but haven’t finished (Simu Liu’s We Were Dreamers & Joanna Gaines’ The Stories We Tell) OR even start delving into the stack of other biographical works I have sitting on my desk. So many great choices! Maybe too many choices 😂

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      I didn’t like Before the coffee gets cold it isn’t my usual genre and I won’t be reading any more. I did enjoy We were dreamers.

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        I’ve been forewarned about the writing style of Before the Coffee Gets Cold 😂
        I’m about halfway through We Were Dreamers and there have been a couple of spots in the book—wherein I’ve read— that’s made me teary eyed 🥹

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          I just discovered audiobooks on Spotify but have not had much luck so wonder if it’s something about the narrators rather than the books themselves! I enjoyed The bookshop woman by a Nanako Hanada which I assumed was a novel but is actually a memoir!
          I was enjoying Beautiful country: A memoir of an undocumented childhood by Qian Julie Wang until I ran of listening hours so have been left hanging for a month 😞 I am looking forward to finishing that one. It reminds me of Girl in translation by Jean Kwok and The leavers by Lisa Ko with its themes of otherness and extreme poverty.

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            1. You just reminded me that there’s audiobooks available on Spotify, which reminds me that I can probably cancel my Audible subscription LOL So thank you for that 💜

            2. Some books, I actually prefer to have it read to me, especially if it’s an autobiographical book and I know that the author narrates it themselves! Maybe that’s why I put the 2 autobiographies I was reading before on hold— it’s because I didn’t have the time nor attention span to continue listening to the audiobooks and follow along with the book. Hopefully in the next month or so I’ll be able to return to it, when it’s less busy for me at work and I have less brain squirrels XD

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            @bebeswtz listen to one or two Spotify audiobooks first as I think Audible is superior. I love authors reading their own books too. The only time I didn’t appreciate an author reading their own book was because I could hear them take a massive breathe before starting to read EACH paragraph and I could not for the life of me work out why NO ONE in the sound room picked up on it and taught them how to avoid running out of breathe in a less annoying way.
            Also we only get 15 hours per month of listening time with Spotify. I am currently appreciating the range of included in subscription books even if they are ones I wouldn’t listen to normally. I also like the always available to relisten option on Audible during the looooong wait before I can batch buy my next 24 books. I usually end up renewing early as I run out quite early each year!

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            Oooh interesting and good to know!! Thank you, friend 😊

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            @bebeswtz I am looking into the Spotify audiobook options and you can buy more listening time to use as and when you like but it looks like it’s per book. I think Audible should sponsor me for doing their promotion as they do seem to offer more choices but I guess it is because it is a standalone book app whilst Spotify used wisely is basically giving you free books each month😉 Let me know if you do try Spotify audiobooks.

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            @reply1988 Have you tried audio books on Graphic Audio? They are full cast with music and effects. I’ve read a few series under Graphic Audio and have really enjoyed them.

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    I am out of Audible credits until October so relistening to some of my library the most recent was Sweet bean paste by Durian Sukegawa and Pachinko by Min jin Lee.

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    I enjoyed A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur — a YA sageuk that was good enough to supplant my regular drama-watching. Snowglobe by Soyoung Park, set in a dystopian, frozen Korea, posed some interesting questions about the purpose of dramas (no, really).

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      I love Jun Hur’s books. I think my favorite is The Red Palace. She is currently working on a Romance duology inspired by Jane Austen. I plan on reading those two book, but I am already wishing for her to write another murder mystery novel.

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