Book reviews; written in the dark
All the books that added an extra beat to my overworked, stressed heart in a positive way. Eight categories ten books, one reader. … Continue readingMy Top 10 Favourite Reads of 2026 – Mid-Year Check-in
Translated from the Swedish by Saskia Vogel. For readers who enjoyed Orbital by Samantha Harvey but still want to have a reading journey that exists in its own category. … Continue readingBook Review: Event Horizon by Balsam Karam – There is No Protagonist Without the Mothers
My Winter Reads, Quarterly wrap-ups, second installation. As in, all the books I read in October, November and December of 2025. … Continue readingMy Winter Reads – Readathon #2
The list of books I have read in July, August and September of 2025. Intense reading months: grief, sapphic romance, fantasy and much more. … Continue readingMy Late Summer Reads of 2025
I love the surge of South-Korean action/fantasy. Japanese cosy, slice-of-life books are just healing remedies for my aching soul. Historical fiction with some mystical elements, environmental dystopian fiction, unhinged sci-fi bots and some nice small town horror. … Continue reading10 Books That I’m Excited About in 2025 (From June)
Under the Eye of the Big Bird is long listed for the International Booker Prize, 2025. Dystopian meditation on evolution and extinction. … Continue readingBook Review; Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami
This year’s Nobel Laureate in Literature is the South Korean author Han Kang. Important conversations about the fragility of human condition. … Continue readingNobel Prize in Literature 2024: Han Kang, South Korean Author
Discover an in-depth review of What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama, featuring both spoiler-free and spoiler thoughts, an artist’s corner showcasing the author, translator, and illustrator, and a personal love letter to this touching novel. … Continue readingWhat You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama – Review
“Reading Launch Something! was like watching an entertaining and well-researched sci-fi movie. Just funnier.” A review on Launch Something! … Continue readingLaunch Something! by Bae Myung-Hoon Review