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Over the Top All Over Asia (and you’ll love every minute of it!!!)--- Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwa

Apr 5, 2017
2 min

Over the Top All Over Asia (and you’ll love every minute of it!!!)--- Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwa

Think Dynasty set in locations like Singapore and Kuala Lumpur … but BIGGER … and you’ve got Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians – a funny, dramatic, glamorous, yet culturally informative story of family and romance. Kwan uses his rich (literally and figuratively) cast of characters and their intersecting stories to explore the complicated relationships between immigrant parents and their American-born children, as well as different Asian cultures with each other. Inevitable dolla

Perfect Read for the Halloween Season

Sep 29, 2016
2 min

Perfect Read for the Halloween Season

Julia D. Robertson’s debut novel, Beyond The Screen Door (Regal Crest Publishing, September 30, 2016) chronicles Norah Lee’s haunting journey as her ability to connect with the supernatural comes to life. Norah’s struggle to speak to anyone after her encounter with those from the other side, her mother’s traumatic domestic violence journey and Norah and Joanne’s exploration of their feelings beyond friendship, makes for a gripping paranormal fiction story. Beginning in the su

Perfect Summer Read With a Perfect Libation

Jul 28, 2016
2 min

Perfect Summer Read With a Perfect Libation

The Bourbon Kings by J.R. Ward The cover of the book speaks volumes. When we first received this book for review the cover made us feel all sorts of excited with thoughts of unabashed Southern charm and extravagance, sprawling estates, and of course The Derby. And this book definitely did NOT disappoint. The Bourbon Kings is the latest series from the queen of great series, J.R. Ward. Last we heard about this series, it was optioned by NBC and hopefully it will be hitting the

Before We Visit the Goddess

Jul 10, 2016
3 min

Before We Visit the Goddess

“She watched him from the kitchen alcove as she washed dishes, a little bemused herself. Why, you could be acquainted with a person for years, thinking you knew them. Then suddenly they’d do something that showed you there were layers to them you hadn’t ever suspected.” From Before We Visit the Goddess I am a big fan of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Her writing always has a lyrical yet familial sense and it’s because of this that I always pick up her latest work. I was surprise

The Next Best Thing Certainly Is...

Dec 4, 2012
2 min

The Next Best Thing Certainly Is...

I have to say that there is something about Jennifer Weiner’s books that always make me feel like I’m the main character. Maybe because the heroine isn’t the “perfect” size four model. Or maybe it’s because the women never had it easy in the looks department. Or maybe it’s just because it’s damn good writing. Jennifer Weiner is a writer for the female underdog, and this is what attracted me to her books in the first place. Her exploration of not-so-perfect sex and not-so-perf