![Babel by R.F. Kuang [Fantasy Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/babel-banner.png?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Babelby R.F. KuangSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Aug 2022Publisher: Harper Voyager (HarperCollins)Length: 544 pages Genre: Historical fantasyTarget Age: +18Representation: Protagonist is Chinese ‘adopted’ by white British man, key side characters incl a Black Haitian woman and an Indian Muslim man Summary 💬 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by […]
![The Unfortunate Wish of Melony Yoshimura & The Last Hope in Hopetown [MG Reviews]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-3.png?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Recently, I read two middle grade books back to back which rekindled my excitement of the genre. Both felt like fresh new creative stories – different from anything I’ve read before. Middle grade has only just started fluorishing in the […]
![Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire [Family Reads]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/lost-in-the-moment-and-found-family-reads.png?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Why we chose Seanan McGuire’s Lost in the Moment and Found TBH, we wanted to do R.F. Kuang’s Babel but it was seemingly impossible for us both to acquire a copy and read it within an acceptable time frame. Meanwhile, […]
![Siren Queen by Nghi Vo [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/siren-queen-banner-2.png?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Siren Queen by Nghi VoSource: ebook/NetGalleyPublished: May 2022Publisher: Tordotcom (Macmillan)Length: 288 pages Genre: Historical fantasyTarget Age: AdultRepresentation: Protagonist is wlw Chinese American Summary 💬 “No maids, no funny talking, no fainting flowers.” Luli Wei is beautiful, talented, and desperate to be a star. Coming […]
![Spooky Middle Grade: Let the Monster Out and Ghostlight [Summer Reading Recap]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ghostlight-let-the-monster-out-banner.png?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Ghostlight by Kenneth Oppel Source: ARC/NetgalleyPublished: 6 Sept.Publisher: Alfred A Knopf Books for Young Readers (PRH)Length: 400 pages Genre: Contemporary ghost storyTarget Age: Middle grade (suitable for 10+) Let the Monster Out by Chad Lucas Source: Hardcover/libraryPublished: May 2022Publisher: Amulet (Abrams)Length: 320 pagesGenre: Contemporary scifi/horror Target Age: Middle grade (suitable […]