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Day 27: JOMPBPC: Diverse Characters

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(New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (August 13th, 2024)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Releases:

Return to Sender by Lauren Draper

Kisses, Codes, & Conspiracies by Abigail Hing Wen

Ash's Cabin by Jen Wang

The Dark We Know by Wen-yi Lee

Eat Your Heart Out by Terry Blas , Matty Newton , Lydia Anslow (illustrator)

Under the Surface by Diana Urban

Zombie Apocalypse Running Club by Carrie Mac

New Sequels:

Ghostsmith (House of the Dead #2) by Nicki Pau Preto

Hemlock House (Liar's Beach #2) by Katie Cotugno

Holly Horror: The Longest Night (Holly Horror #2) by Michelle Jabès Corpora

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Happy reading!

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Based on the New York Times bestseller Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen, the film tells the story of the young American Ever Wong (Liao), whose summer takes an unexpected turn when her parents surprise her with a trip to Taipei for a cultural immersion program, during which she falls in love.

Streaming August 11 on Paramount+

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a slightly unhinged review of Loveboat Reunion by Abigail Hing Wen

First, I'd like to start off this review with an apology. I truly adored Loveboat, Taipei, love me some Rick x Ever, and have posted my thoughts on that book in my other bookish haunts. So moving on to Loveboat Reunion was originally painful BECAUSE I had a one-sided beef with characters Sophie and Xavier (the former for making me love her and then the god-awful shit she did to Ever in pursuit of a boy, and the latter for being generally annoying + getting in the way of Rick and Ever being a proper couple skfhJhdfj)

So I bought LR during its release month, got through maybe the first chapter, and then said "Nope, can't do it" and proceeded to let the book decorate my shelf.

Fast forward to me trying to tackle my physical unreads, and with the last book in this series releasing this November, I went ahead and requested the audiobook from the library so at least I could listen at work.

Welp. Now for the apology part. I take back 98% of what I said and thought about Xavier and Sophie. I have never, ever hated, then been so stressed out and then been so invested in a YA book pairing as individuals and as a couple. Like....I went from dreading this reading experience TO GIVING IT A FULL 5 STARS AND MY BLESSING!!!

So...why did I give it 5 stars?? On with the review:

LR takes place just after the events of LT, and we quickly find out that Sophie plans to conquer Dartmouth while Xavier will be stuck repeating high school in order to get his inheritance, as spelled out by his strict and abusive father.

Sophie - She's extremely committed to making her own money and her own future, buoyed and cheered on by best friend Ever, and clearly and wholly repentant of the damage and drama she caused during her time on Loveboat. I loved her for that. Like, it did not take me long at all to fall back in love with her--a process expedited when she starts her classes and 1) has to find a job and starts putting her all into that and 2) the nonsense that is being a #WomanInStem and trying to get off the waitlist for a class she needs. Not to mention...she's still got her heartstrings attached to Xavier all while swearing off boys and trying to hold herself to that.

Xavier - Oh God, where do I even start with this guy?!? Both Sophie and Xavier's situations had me stressed the fuck out, but it was Dark Days Ahead™️ for Xavier. He's still dealing (or not dealing??) with his dyslexia, fighting to get from beneath his father's thumb and the Yeh Family's Legacy, fighting to get his inheritance with the ultimatum that he has to redo and graduate from his last year of high school, and ugh....just...the leftover grief from his mom's death years prior, and the amount of ableism, abuse, and self-gaslighting he dealt with?? All of this forced me to see him in a different light and to come to terms with how his environment shaped him into the person he is.

Now, the part where the stress began to leave my body and I became completely invested in the stakes for Sophie and Xavier aligns with the chapters that lead up to and detailed the moon festival weekend. Bullet points below to continue why this book has me in a chokehold:

The strength and the tenacity of the Yeh women and their support and love for Xavier (that last part concerns his great-aunts, but I really was in awe with all of Xavier's female family members and just as incensed as his cousin Lulu that they live in the shadows compared to the male family members.)

Second chance romance. I really like this trope but I just don't read it very often. So to see it done and done WELL in a YA Romance book of all places?!?! It just...set something at ease in my soul. Words fail me right now, but seeing the maturity and growth from both Xavier and Sophie, and watching them repair their friendship, make it strong, only to discover individually that it's not enough?? I WAS LIVINGGGGGGG (I've never rooted as hard for two people to end up together in recent memory as I did for Xavier and Sophie)

Another thing about romance/YA romance for me: in recent time I've gotten annoyed, bored, or stayed neutral with the double POV when it comes to the guy/male hero. Usually I tolerate them and find myself mostly invested in the heroine. And many times its not the fault of the writing or the plot, but me. I just can't be bothered to care the way I should. However, Abigail Hing Wen must be given her flowers immediately because she not only got me to care, she got me to fumble through a review no one will be bothered to read BECAUSE I HAD TO WRITE THESE THOUGHTS DOWN!!!

And now, some closing thoughts...

It's still so wild to me that the two characters I previously couldn't stand got their own book and I rated said book higher than the previous one in the series. And I JUST did a reread of LT this year!!! So everything is very fresh in my mind!!!

I adore how Sophie and Xavier literally were so supportive and present for one another, as friends and eventually as a reunited couple. Each saw the good, no, the best in the other, and made it a point to make the other see it and believe it. I have so many quotes from this book saved, but the issue is the scenes are pages instead of my usual 1-2 sentences or even at max, a paragraph!! (I didn't even bother trying to type it all out into my Storygraph notes, so I guess the most precious lines--pages--will just be between me and God lol.)

Lastly, I know that this is on Xavier and his healing journey and forgiveness being for nobody but himself, but as a reader, I do not forgive his Ba. Even if what he did was to protect Xavier and to serve his son's best interests, the decisions his Ba made won't ever sit right with me. To belittle your son, to physically and emotionally cause him harm, to use the memory of his mother to chastise him, to make him feel lower than dirt because his mind literally works differently than the 'norm'...it angers me.

I'm glad that Xavier chooses a path of love and forgiveness with his father in the end, but I truly believe his father wasn't deserving of any of that, and needs to put in the work to gain that back from his son.

ANYHOO that's my review!!

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Author Abigail Hing Wen on Her Book-To-Film Adaptation, LOVE IN TAIPEI

In the anticipation of the new romantic comedy movie LOVE IN TAIPEI which will premiere Thursday, August 10 exclusively on the Paramount+ streaming service in the U.S. and Canada, on August 11 in the UK and Australia, and on August 25 in Latin America, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France (The premiere date for South Korea and additional territories will be announced at a later date),…

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Title: Human Pairing: Xavier Yeh | Loveboat in Taipei & Loveboat Reunion CWs: Xavier centric, implied Xavier x Sophie, University AU, takes place after Loveboat Reunion Rating: Teen Summary: What if Xavier went to University for Art? Word count: 492 A/N: I've almost finished reading Loveboat Reunion and I don't want it to end ;-; flufftober prompt: “What are you wearing?” “It’s laundry day!”

When Xavier closes the door of his room, he’s pressing his new sketchbook against a semi-crumpled shirt, the most formal one he brought to campus. He wanted the whole university experience, at least the first year. He didn’t want to stand out more than necessary, he wanted to blend in with the crowd. The private apartment would come next year, and Sophie could come hang out.

“Hey, Xavier.” Someone he shares a class with — probably painting or sculpting— waves at him from across the hallway. “What are you wearing?” 

He looks down at his silvery-lilac pants and the powder-white shirt like he doesn’t understand the question, when it’s obvious, it’s right there for them to see. Then something twitches in his gaze, like he’s seeing the outfit for the first time, like someone else chose it for him and dressed him. Like he forgot he owned something like it, and he looked fabulous in it. 

“It’s laundry day!” Xavier replies, and even if his tone is relaxed, the big goofy smile on his face as he looks back to his interlocutor manages to uplift his voice. 

It’s the fit Magic Mirror showed him, the one he ended wearing for that incredibly long night where so much changed. But at the same time, they are simply clothes too formal for him to enjoy wearing every single day. It has so much meaning that it’s heavy, although Xavier isn’t the type to want to preserve something out of fear that it will be worn down.  

“I thought you had a very special date today!” They give him a significant look, although Xavier cannot quite make out what it means. Do they know about Sophie? Is there anything he is forgetting? No, he isn’t that close with his classmates for them to know more about his private life than he does. “I see you like risking it with laundry.” 

“What can I say, I am not afraid of danger.” He shrugs, enjoying the little zap of connection that sharing a joke with someone gives him. “Maybe I’m just lazy.” 

The word tumbles from his lips faster than he can process it, and for a second a chill licks at his spine.  

“You mean you’re human? I’m barely feeding myself while keeping up with assignments.” They tilt their head back, making a face that contains all the exhaustion the past few weeks are packing. “See you.” With a small nod, they open their room door and disappear behind it. 

Human. The word bounces off Xavier’s mind, and for a few moments, he entertains the idea of colouring it. He has felt like he had to earn so much, like he was always subpar. The concept of his weakness, his flaws, proving that he’s human, seems rebellious to him. He licks his lower lip like he’s savouring this new realisation. He makes a mental note to talk to that classmate again. They may be onto something important. 

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Maybe some people are meant to be a part of your life. And we don’t have any control over when they drop in. Or over anything else that’s going to happen that might take them away again.

Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat Taipei

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Title: Loveboat Forever | Author: Abigail Hing Wen | Publisher: HarperTeen (2023)

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Love in Taipei (2023) Review

When Ever Wong is thinking her summer before medical school will be great, her parents send her from Ohio to Taiwan on a study programme to help study Mandarin and culture. Although the fact that the teens call it “Loveboat” then maybe it will be enjoyable after all? ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Continue reading Untitled

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[Resenha] De Volta a Taipei - Abigail Hing Wen

Eu não sabia que precisava voltar para Taipei até me deparar com esse livro. 🥹 Continue reading Untitled

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Day 21: JOMPBPC: Hello, Winter Summer

It's Summer here in Australia right know, so I took a photo of a few beautiful, summery coloured books! 💕

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RECO OF THE WEEK!

Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen

Synopsis:

"When eighteen-year-old Ever Wong’s parents send her from Ohio to Taiwan to study Mandarin for the summer, she finds herself thrust among the very over-achieving kids her parents have always wanted her to be, including Rick Woo, the Yale-bound prodigy profiled in the Chinese newspapers since they were nine—and her parents’ yardstick for her never-measuring-up life.

Unbeknownst to her parents, however, the program is actually an infamous teen meet-market nicknamed Loveboat, where the kids are more into clubbing than calligraphy and drinking snake-blood sake than touring sacred shrines.

Free for the first time, Ever sets out to break all her parents’ uber-strict rules—but how far can she go before she breaks her own heart?"

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Check out my review on Goodreads here.

Add this book to your TBR on Goodreads here.

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Have you read this book? Would you recommend it?

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Happy reading!

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Authors whose books you have to avoid because they are problematic.

Abigail Hing Wen.

Alex Aster.

Alice Hoffman.

Alice Oseman.

Alison Win Scotch. ‘Terrorism is never acceptable. Not in Israel.’

Allie Sarah.

Amber Kelly.

Amy Harmon.

Annabelle Monaghan.

Anna Akana.

Aurora Parker.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz.

Brandon Sanderson. Islamophobic.

Carissa Broadbent. Said that hamas is doing violence against innocence.

Chloe Walsh. Siding with Israel in the name of humanity.

Christina Lauren. Believe that Israel is the victim. A racist, also Islamophobic.

Colleen Hoover.

Cora Reilly. Travel to Israel despite criticism.

Danielle Bernstein. Islamophobic.

Danielle Lori.

Deke Moulton. Said hamas is terrorist.

Dian Purnomo.

Eliza Chan.

Elle Kennedy.

Elyssa Friedland.

Emily Henry.

Emily Mclntire.

Emily St. J. Mandel. Admiring Israel.

Gabrielle Zevin. Wrote a book about anti-Palestine. Mentioned Israel multiple times without context on his book.

Gregory Carlos. Israeli author. A zionist.

Hannah Whitten.

Hazel Hayes. Reposted a post about October 7th.

Heidi Shertok.

Jamie McGuire.

Jay Shetty. ‘Violence is happening in Israel.’

Jean Meltzer.

Jeffery Archer. Wrote a book with a mc Israel operative (mossad) in a positive and anti terrorist light.

Jennifer Hartman. Liked a post about pro-Israel.

Jen Calonita.

Jessa Hastings.

Jill Santopolo. Said that Israel has right to exist and fight back.

John Green.

Jojo Moyes.

J. Elle.

J. K. Rowling. Support genocide. Racist. Islamophobic.

Kate Canterbery.

Kate Stewart.

Katherine Howe.

Katherine Locke.

Kristin Hannah. Support Israel. Shared a donation link.

Laini Taylor.

Laura Thalassa. Islamophobic.

Lauren Wise. Cussed that Palestinian supporters would be raped in front of children.

Lea Geller. Thanked people who supports Israel.

Leigh Dragoon. Islamaphobic and anti Asian racist rants on Twitter and threads

Leigh Stein.

Lilian Harris. A racist. Blocking people who educates about colonialism in Palestine and call them disgusting.

Lisa Barr. A daughter of Holocaust survivor. Support Israel.

Lisa Kennedy Montgomery.

Lisa Steinke.

Liz Fenton.

Lynn Painter. Afraid of getting cancelled as a pro-Palestine and posted a template afterwards.

L. J. Shen. Her husband joins idf (Israel army).

Mariana Zapata.

Marie Lu.

Marissa Meyer.

Melissa de la Cruz.

Michelle Cohen Corasanti.

Michelle Hodkin. Spread false rumors about arab-hamas. Islamophobic.

Mitch Albom. ‘We shouldn't blame Israel for surviving attacks or defending against them.’

Monica Murphy. Siding with Israel.

Naomi Klein.

Navah Wolfe.

Neil Gaiman. Suggested Palestinians unite with Israel and become citizens.

Nicholas Sparks.

Nic Stone. Talked nonsense that children in Palestinian refugee camp are training to be martyrs for Allah because they felt it was their call in life.

Nyla K.

Olivia Wildenstein. Blocking people who disagree with Israel wrongdoing.

Pamela Becker.

Penelope Douglas.

Pierce Brown.

Rachel Lynn Solomon.

Rebecca G. Martinez.

Rebecca Yarros. ‘I despise violence’ her opinion about what's happening in Gaza. Blocking people who calls her a zionist.

Rena Rossner.

Renee Ahdieh.

Rick Riordan.

Rina Kent.

Rivka (noctem.novelle).

Rochelle Weinstein.

Romina Garber. ‘These terrorist attacks do nothing to improve the lives of Palestinians people.’

Roshani Chokshi. Encourage people to donate to Israel.

Samantha Greene Woodruff.

Sarah J. Mass. Her book contained ideology of zionism.

Stephanie Garber. Promoting books by zionist author (Sarah J. Mass)

Skye Warren.

Sonali Dev.

Talia Carner.

Tarryn Fisher. Said ‘there was terrorist attack in Israel.’

Taylor Jenkins Reid. Posted a video about genocide.

Tere Liye. Rumoured to have ghoswriters to write his books and never give credit to them.

Tillie Cole.

Tracy Deon.

Trinity Traveler (Ade Perucha Hutagaol). Rumour to wrote book about handsome Israelis.

T. J. Klune.

Uri Kurlianchik.

Veronica Roth.

Victoria Aveyard. ‘Israel has the right to exist.’ quote from her about the issue.

V. E. Schwab. Shared a donation link and video about Israel.

Yuval Noah. ‘Israel has the right to do anything to defend themselves.’

Zibby Owens.

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Exploring Big Cities Via Novels

Exploring large cities can be a lot of fun, but my feet and knees can’t always take all of the running around. Visiting via novels (or graphic novels) makes it a lot easier. It’s clearly not the same experience, but I do enjoy a little tourism via literature. The last few young adult (or new adult) titles I’ve read take place in London, San Francisco, and New York with nods to quite a few of the local landmarks. I enjoyed each of these in different ways and appreciated seeing the cities through other eyes.

London on My Mind is a rom-com with a bit of family drama and a brush with royalty. Kisses, Codes, and Conspiracies has all that you might expect with the title including a bit of romance along with a few thrilling moments. Roaming leans more coming-of-age as college freshman wander through the streets of New York.

With all three, it was nice to experience the settings along with the characters. When I saw the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco while on a walk last night it definitely made me think of a specific scene in Kisses, Codes, and Conspiracies. I didn’t make it all the way there though since as often happens, my feet were done before the rest of me wanted to give up for the day. I’m thankful for these glimpses of cities from the comfort of my reading chair.

London on My Mind by Clara Alves translated by Nina Perrotta PUSH

Sixteen-year-old Dayana has always dreamed of visiting London — to walk along the Thames, take pictures outside Buckingham Palace, and maybe even get a glimpse of Arthur, Prince of Wales, whose marriage has been all over tabloids. But the trip of her dreams turns into a royal nightmare when her mother passes away. Now, Day must leave Rio de Janeiro to live with her estranged father and his new family in London.

As it turns out, the U.K. isn’t exactly Day’s cup of tea. She struggles to forgive her father for walking out on her and her mom all those years ago; fights with her stepsister constantly; detests her stepmother; and she can’t even see One Direction in concert because they’ve been broken up for ages. All she wants to do is trade the rainy skies of London for the sun and beaches of Rio.

That’s when she runs into the girl of her dreams — literally: The coincidentally named Diana, a witty, funny, redhead who was in the middle of . . . escaping Buckingham Palace? Something isn’t right here, but it makes Diana all the more alluring. As time passes, and the two girls grow closer, Day can’t help but wonder if there is more than a little truth to the rumors surrounding Prince Arthur — and if Diana might be involved somehow. Is it all in her head, or could Day be caught up in a real-life royal scandal?

Kisses, Codes, and Conspiracies by Abigail Hing Wen Feiwel & Friends – Available August 13, 2024 (Thanks to the ALA Convention for the ARC)

Tan Lee finds himself embroiled in an unusual love triangle, all while trying to defuse a heist, unravel a conspiracy, and navigate the most complicated babysitting assignment ever in this YA novel by national bestselling author Abigail Hing Wen.

After a magical kiss at Prom, best friends Tan Lee and Winter Woo agree to cool it off, a plan that goes awry when their parents jointly head off to Hawaii and leave Tan and Winter to babysit Tan’s sister Sana together. If that isn’t complicated enough, Tan’s ex-girlfriend from Shanghai arrives on his doorstep with money stolen from her billionaire father and thugs on her heels.

Tan soon finds himself on the run, trying to out-maneuver international hackers and protect his friends, family and sister – and his own heart.

Roaming by Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki Drawn & Quarterly

Spring break, 2009. High school best friends Zoe and Dani are now freshman college students, meeting in a place they’ve wanted to visit forever: New York City. Tagging along is Dani’s classmate Fiona, a mercurial art student with an opinion on everything. Together, the three cram in as much of the city as possible, gleefully falling into tourist traps, pondering so-called great works of art, sidestepping creeps, and eating lots and lots of pizza (folded in half, of course). Roaming is a ground-breaking graphic novel from the authors behind New York Times bestseller and Caldecott Honor Book This One Summer.

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💙 YA Book Releases August 2024

🦇 Good afternoon, my bookish bats. I hope you have a good book, hot cuppa, and sweet snack within reach! No TBR is complete without a few young adult novels, and plenty were released in August! Here are a few YA releases to consider adding to your shelves.

❤️ Which of these are on your TBR?

✨ August 6 ✨ 💜 The Girl with No Reflection - Keshe Chow 💜 Ami - S. Jae-Jones 💜 Death at Morning House - Maureen Johnson 💜 Better Left Buried - Mary E. Roach 💜 Silent Sister - Megan Davidhizar 💜 Dance of the Starlit Sea - Kiana Krystle 💜 Witty in Pink - Erica George 💜 This Is Not a Dead Girl Story - Kate Sweeney 💜 A Family of Killers - Bryce Moore 💜 Medici Heist - Caitlin Schneiderhan 💜 This Ravenous Fate - Hayley Dennings 💜 Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch - Codie Crowley

✨ August 13 ✨ ❤ The Dark We Know - Wen-yi Lee ❤ Zombie Apocalypse Running Club - Carrie Mac ❤ Return to Sender - Lauren Draper ❤ Ghostsmith - Nicki Pau Preto ❤ Kisses, Codes, and Conspiracies - Abigail Hing Wen ❤ Under the Surface - Diana Urban ❤ Hemlock House - Katie Cotugno ❤ Holly Horror: The Longest Night - Michelle Jabès Corpora

✨ August 20 ✨ 💙 A Bánh Mì for Two - Trinity Nguyen 💙 Love Requires Chocolate - Ravynn K. Stringfield 💙 Prince of the Palisades - Julian Winters 💙 Clown in a Cornfield 3: The Church of Frendo - Adam Cesare 💙 Something Like Right - H.D. Hunter 💙 Drown Me with Dreams - Gabi Burton 💙 Wisteria - Adalyn Grace 💙 My Salty Mary - Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows 💙 House of Thorns - Isabel Strychacz

✨ August 27 ✨ ❤ Mysterious Ways - Wendy Wunder ❤ Everything We Never Had - Randy Ribay ❤ The Sticky Note Manifesto of Aisha Agarwal - Ambika Vohra ❤ Libertad - Bessie Flores Zaldivar ❤ One House Left - Vincent Ralph ❤ Sync - Ellen Hopkins ❤ Fyrebirds - Kate J. Armstrong ❤ Practical Rules for Cursed Witches - Kayla Cottingham ❤ Our Shouts Echo - Jade Adia ❤ Don't Let It Break Your Heart - Maggie Horne ❤ The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry - Ransom Riggs ❤ With Love, Echo Park - Laura Taylor Namey ❤ The New Camelot - Robyn Schneider ❤ Come Out, Come Out - Natalie C. Parker

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Figured that now that I've got a bookblr, I should make a post about the Read the World Challenge I'm doing! I'm reading a book primarily set in every country, doing my best to focus on authors from said country, though I will read diaspora authors if that's not feasible. Also some of the books from early on were from diaspora authors because I was pulling from books I had already read; I'll likely read more books from those countries in the future if I can. I've got 52 countries so far, and I'll list the titles and countries under the cut

USA- Kindred by Octavia Butler- 5⭐️

Canada- The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline- 5⭐️

Trinidad and Tobago- The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull- 3⭐️

Brazil- Where We Go From Here by Lucas Rocha trans by Larissa Helena- 5⭐️

Argentina- Tender is the Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica trans by Sarah Moses- 5⭐️

South Africa- The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden- 3⭐️

Nigeria- Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor- 4⭐️

Liberia- Dream Country by Shannon Gibney 5⭐️

France- Romance in Marseilles by Claude McKay- 2⭐️

UK- Watership Down by Richard Adams- 5⭐️

Ireland- Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen- 4⭐️

Qatar- Love from A to Z by SK Ali- 4⭐️

Iran- Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram- 4⭐️

China- The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu trans by Ken Liu- 5⭐️

Taiwan- Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen- 4⭐️

Japan- Confessions by Kanae Minato trans by Stephen Snyder- 3.5⭐️

Norway- Survival Kit by AH Haga- 4.5⭐️

Germany- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak- 4.5⭐️

India- The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi- 4⭐️

South Korea- The Mermaid from Jeju by Sumi Hahn- 4⭐️

Columbia- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez trans by Gregory Rabassa- 4⭐️

Ghana- Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey- 4⭐️

Turkey- 10 Minutes and 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak- 4⭐️

Russia- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy trans by Louise Maude- 4⭐️

Sierra Leone- The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna- 4⭐️

Austria- The Wall by Marlen Haushofer trans by Shaun Whiteside- 5⭐️

Zimbabwe- Nervous Conditions by Tsiti Dangarembga- 5⭐️

Venezuela- It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo trans by Elizabeth Bryer- 4⭐️

Chile- The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans by Magda Bogin- 5⭐️

Sri Lanka- Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai- 4⭐️

Singapore- How We Dissappeared by Jing-Jing Lee- 4.5⭐️

Malaysia- Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf- 3.5⭐️

Egypt- A Master of Djinn by P Djèlí Clark- 4.5⭐️

Sudan- Ghost Season by Fatin Abbas- 4.5⭐️

Antigua and Barbuda- At the Bottom of the River by Jamaica Kincaid- 4⭐️

Ukraine- The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh- 5⭐️

Bahamas- Learning to Breathe by Janice Lynn Mather- 4⭐️

Cuba- The Black Cathedral by Marcial Gala trans by Anna Kushner- 4⭐️

Dominica- The Autobiography of My Mother by Jamaica Kincaid- 3⭐️

Bangladesh- Djinn City by Saad Z Hossain- 4⭐️

Mexico- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia- 4⭐️

Jamaica- Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn- 4⭐️

Vietnam- Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai- 4.5⭐️

Australia- Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko- 4⭐️

Israel- Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa- 4.5⭐️

Palestine- Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa- 5⭐️

Costa Rica- Where There Was Fire by John Manuel Arias- 4.5⭐️

Uruguay- Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis- 5⭐️

Dominican Republic- Tentacle by Rita Indiana trans by Achy Obejas- 2.5⭐️

Republic of the Congo- Broken Glass by Alain Mabanckou trans by Helen Stevenson- 2⭐️

Czech Republic- The Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař- 2.5⭐️

Honduras- Turtles of the Midnight Moon by María José Fitzgerald- 4.5⭐️