Category Archives: Books

Yes, I can list my favorite Killer Schoolgirls, can’t you?

In the category of “Weird pitches I write to my editor at Unbound Worlds that somehow make it to see the light of day”: seventeen killer schoolgirls (or killer FORMER schoolgirls) guaranteed to liven up your TBR pile. And I managed to fit one of my favorites, too: In alternate-history Japan, the authoritarian government forcesContinue reading “Yes, I can list my favorite Killer Schoolgirls, can’t you?”

Dimple Shah is the YA Heroine I needed 10 years ago

My first piece for Book Riot talks about my favorite YA novel of 2017: When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon. When the reader meets Dimple at the start of the story, she’s over the moon about her acceptance to Stanford and eager to escape the pressure from her family and community to land an ideal husband.Continue reading “Dimple Shah is the YA Heroine I needed 10 years ago”

Read 52 books in 2018 with this reading challenge

Do you set a reading goal during the new year? I’ve done the 100 Books Challenge every year since 2012 (although for 2018, I’m increasing that to 120 books), and I know a lot of others set goals for the year as well. But without some prompts or suggestions, it can be hard to decideContinue reading “Read 52 books in 2018 with this reading challenge”

I’m reading even MORE books in 2018

I finished 2017 with 127 books, far above my goal of 100! So, since I really doubt I’ll be reading FEWER books this year based on my current workload, I decided to make it my goal to read 10 books per month for a total of 120 Books in 2018. For January, I have aContinue reading “I’m reading even MORE books in 2018”

I would definitely binge a CITY OF BRASS streaming series

I have to admit I’ve never really been a fan of Lord of the Rings, so the recent announcement that Amazon’s making a streaming series left me… unimpressed. So I wrote up a list for Unbound Worlds. Fantasy TV series are having an absolute heyday right now, from the ongoing popularity of Game of Thrones and The WalkingContinue reading “I would definitely binge a CITY OF BRASS streaming series”