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Finished Tomorrow in Shanghai by May-lee Chai. This is a short story collection about the Chinese diaspora which I liked overall, but found some parts a bit lacking. I ended up rating it 3.5 stars. Here’s my review: /review/show...

Finished The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd. I actually enjoyed this one more than I thought I would. Rated it 4 stars. Here’s my review: /review/show...

Finished The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris. This is the latest from McMorris that comes out this week. I enjoyed it and definitely recommend it. Rated it 4 stars. Here’s my review: /review/show...

Finished All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien. Loved this…it’s a must-read, in my opinion! Rated it 5 stars. Here’s my review: /review/show...

Finished Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout. This is the 4th book in the Lucy Barton series and I absolutely loved it! Rated it 5 stars. Here’s my review: /review/show...

Finished Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout. This is the 4th book in the Lucy Barton series and I absolutely loved it! Rated it 5 stars. Here’s my review: /review/show...

No reviews from me on some of these recently read books or stories, but I gave 'em 4 or 5 stars:

- The Little Witch (short tale) by M. Rickert
- The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
- The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
- Butterfly by Sonya Hartnett
- Two Truths and a Lie (short tale) by Sarah Pinsker
- Broken Prey by John Sandford
- The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson

Finished Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman. A very different “time management�� book than what I expected. I rated it 3.5 stars. Here’s my review: /review/show...

Finished The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken. This was ok…not really what I expected. I ended up rating it 3 stars. Here’s my review: /review/show...

I enjoyed The Woman Who Came Back to Life by Beth Miller. My review: /review/show...

Finished The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande. This was an interesting backlist read about why checklists are useful in various professions. I wasn’t expecting this to be more anecdotal than “how-to��, but it turned out this format worked well, at least for me. I rated this 4 stars. Here’s my review: /review/show...

Finished Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng. The latest book by one of my favorite authors! As this one is a dystopian novel, it’s definitely a departure from what Ng usually writes, but it was still excellent. I rated it 4.5 stars. Here’s my review: /review/show...

Finished Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson. This is my first time reading this author and I really enjoyed it! I rated this one 4 stars. Here’s my review: /review/show...

Finished Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro. Loved this one! Definitely a 5 star read for me! Here’s my review: /review/show...

Finished Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them by Francine Prose. I found this book quite helpful. I rated it 4 stars. Here’s my review: /review/show...

Finished Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong by Louisa Lim. I’m always up for reading books about Hong Kong, but this one was particularly well—done. I rated it 4 stars. Here’s my review: /review/show...

Finished Book Lovers by Emily Henry. This was a fun read that I thoroughly enjoyed! Rated it 4 stars. Here’s my review: /review/show...

Recent reads that were good or better:



The Hidden Girl and Other Stories by Ken Liu.
~4 stars. SciFi/Fantasy/Speculative short story collection. You'll get your money's worth here. No spoiler review: /review/show...

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin.
Reads a bit like a John Grisham tale. 3 stars for me, but I expect closer to 4 for most folks. Disappearance/possible murder(s) plot, set in the deep South. (No review from me yet).

Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol.
A delightful middle-school graphic novel. 4 to 5 stars. Very short review: /review/show...

Finished The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams. This was a lovely read �� absolutely recommended for all book lovers and readers! I rated it 4.5 stars. Here’s my review: /review/show...

Finished Central Places by Delia Cai. This one resonated with me quite deeply. I ended up rating it 4.5 stars. Here’s my review: /review/show...

Finished Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear. I found this to be well-written and insightful! Rated it 4 stars. Here’s my review: /review/show...

Finished Have you eaten yet? by Cheuk Kwan. This was an interesting and fascinating food travelogue memoir that I really enjoyed. I rated it 4 stars. Here's my review: /review/show...

Hope everyone had a nice holiday! Just wanted to drop off my "year in review" post for 2022. Looking forward to another great year of stellar reads in 2023! 😊

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