Author: Stuart Turton Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ 3.5 / 5 Medium: Audiobook Length: 16h 42m Genre: Mystery/Thriller Synopsis Evelyn Hardcastle will die at 11:00 pm every day, until Aiden Bishop can identify her ki…

Author: Asako Yuzuki Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ / 5 Medium: Hardcover Length: 464 pages Genre: Fiction, Thriller Synopsis Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Center convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, who she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured the nation’s imagination but Kajii refuses to speak with the press, entertaining no visitors.

Author: R. F. Kuang Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ / 5 Medium: Audiobook Length: 21h 45m (544 pages) Genre: Historical Fantasy Synopsis Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel.

Author: Lisa Tuttle Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ 4.5 / 5 Medium: Paperback Length: 93 Pages Genre: Horror(ish) Fiction Synopsis A widowed writer begins to work on a biography of a novelist and artist—and soon uncovers bizarre parallels between her life and her subject’s—in this chilling and singularly strange novella by a contemporary master of horror and fantasy. My Thoughts (Spoiler-Free) I had to read this book twice to fully appreciate it.

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 / 5 | Historical Fantasy