Finished reading Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett, which I thought was decent enough to continue the trilogy, but I still much prefer Bennett's other series, Shadow of the Leviathan. Hopefully I can get around to reading the rest of the series sometimes this year.
I also read The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar, but unfortunately didn't like it much. The themes are great, criticizing the prison/slave labor and performative activism, but the characters didn't have much characterization, and it was mostly forgettable.
I read A Bánh Mì for Two by Trinity Nguyen yesterday, mainly because I realized I haven't read a single thing by Asian Americans this month despite it being AAPI Heritage Month. Romance isn't usually my thing, but I wanted to support sapphic Asian stories and this was cute enough. I've never been to Vietnam before, but the descriptions in the book were lovely and I wish I could visit in the future.
Continuing reading books by Asian Americans this month with They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran. I read her previous book and enjoyed it so I'm looking forward to this one. This is another horror YA, but now set in Louisiana.
I'm hoping to read Love Points to You by Alice Lin (asexual and sapphic romance!), but unfortunately my library doesn't have it.
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Date: 2025-05-21 07:49 pm (UTC)I also read The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar, but unfortunately didn't like it much. The themes are great, criticizing the prison/slave labor and performative activism, but the characters didn't have much characterization, and it was mostly forgettable.
I read A Bánh Mì for Two by Trinity Nguyen yesterday, mainly because I realized I haven't read a single thing by Asian Americans this month despite it being AAPI Heritage Month. Romance isn't usually my thing, but I wanted to support sapphic Asian stories and this was cute enough. I've never been to Vietnam before, but the descriptions in the book were lovely and I wish I could visit in the future.
Continuing reading books by Asian Americans this month with They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran. I read her previous book and enjoyed it so I'm looking forward to this one. This is another horror YA, but now set in Louisiana.
I'm hoping to read Love Points to You by Alice Lin (asexual and sapphic romance!), but unfortunately my library doesn't have it.