Tag: 3 stars

In Where the Wild Ladies Are, Japanese author Matsuda Aoko links the present to the past by incorporating Japanese ghost and yokai tales into a modern world.

b, Book, and Me by Korean author Kim Sagwa discusses the reasons for bullying and being bullied. If only you could become an ocean, a fish, or a book to escape such fate.

Viral by Matthew Sperling is about running a thriving start-up and the role of social media in a modern world. You can never erase your history… fake or real.Viral by Matthew Sperling is about running a thriving start-up and the role of social media in a modern world. You can never erase your history… fake or real.

Inheritors by Asako Serizawa shows the effects of WWII on families through stories spanning decades. Set in the USA and Japan, it explores how history is lived.

Girls Against God by Norwegian author Jenny Hval is about a girl’s need for bonding. The main character feels a lot of hatred and is endowed with a very rich fantasy.

Seven Years of Darkness by Korean author You-jeong Jeong is a thriller that exposes the relationships between family members. What will you do to protect your idea of a perfect family?

Summerwater by Sarah Moss is a novel set in Scotland that shows you how you can feel isolated yet still not alone enough. Some are given a voice to express this, while others never get the chance.

The Law of Lines by Korean author Hye-young Pyun is a psychological novel set in Seoul. The story slowly unwinds until you’re left with a complete understanding of what happened and why.

A Witchly Influence by American author Stephanie Grey is full of spirit and fun: a magical feel-good book about inspiring others to do better at life.

That feeling when you start to care for a cause that only exists in a book: Long Live the Post Horn! by Norwegian author Vigdis Hjorth.