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faticake

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reviewed Slewfoot by Brom

Brom: Slewfoot (Hardcover, 2021, Tor Nightfire)

A spirited young Englishwoman, Abitha, arrives at a Puritan colony betrothed to a stranger – …

Didn't go where I hoped it would go

Content warning spoilers included

finished reading The Maid by Nita Prose

Nita Prose: The Maid (Hardcover, 2022, Ballantine Books)

I read this around two years ago and didn't enjoy it much. There was no murder mystery per se and I found it a bit childish.

I wanted to read this book to understand why it's hard for some people to be organized, and it's insightful. I wish there was more content.

Toshikazu Kawaguchi: Before the coffee gets cold (2019)

[Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary] What would you change if you could go back in …

Review of 'Before the coffee gets cold' on 'Goodreads'

I didn’t have high hopes for this book because I’m jaded when it comes to how women are portrayed in Japanese media, and it didn’t help that the author was a man. I was willing to give it a chance though (well, tbh it was our book club’s pick so I kind of didn’t have a choice), but I found the story uninspired, filled with stereotypical characterization I’ve encountered in Japanese stories. Maybe, just maybe, Japanese men should let Japanese women tell stories about themselves and their experiences.

Edit: I did’t even go into the actual writing. Technically, this was bad. So much repetition and unnecessary descriptions.