Wai Lu Yin

A wanderlust, a writer, a seeker & a learner in creativity, travels, and adventures

[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

Nao-Cola Yamazaki (whose pronouns are they/them) lives up to the idea of writing "things no one else can say in words that anyone can understand" through these two novellas.
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[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

What lingers most in "Dear You" is how previous generations endured separation and hardship, with letters serving as their only link to loved ones far away.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
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[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

"Things in Nature Merely Grow" is Yiyun Li's dedication to her late elder son, James, who died by suicide in 2024. The memoir also reflects on her younger son, Vincent, who died by suicide in 2017.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

In "City Like Water", Dorothy Tse explores the narrator's perspective through a metaphorical lens, using magical realism to depict a city that has disappeared, as though it has sunk beneath the ocean.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
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[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

"The Shatters" by Anastasia Bell feels like a song with two distinct verses woven into a single melody, closely linked to Jake's journey.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
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[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

Arya enters the Warung between worlds to reclaim something her father left behind, facing magical cooking trials.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

Ambitious alchemist Roxanne uncovers a secret within Vyner Industries and sets out to expose its corruption.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

"Innamorata" is a much darker and more complex romantasy, with extensive world-building centred on the Great Houses of Drepane and their retainers but diverts from Agnes's main purpose of searching for the dark secrets.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
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[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

"Prodigal Tiger" is a must-read Malaysian YA fantasy steeped in folklore, magic, and spirits. A heartfelt story of home, growth, self-discovery, and connection across realms.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
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[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

"Andromeda" by E. S. McLeod retells the myth of the princess of Aethiopia, forced into a deal with Poseidon while his servant, Ceto, watches over her. Amid resentment and conflict, a dangerous romance blooms.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

Robotics prodigy Kim Wooram joins a male-only reality television competition disguised as her twin brother, Boram. The winner earns the chance to pilot Robot V.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

Lydia Pang shares her life philosophies through eight recipes tied to memories and experiences, carrying the meaning of “eating bitter”, a Chinese proverb about "enduring hardship before tasting sweetness".

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

The gist of the sequel to "A Tempest of Tea" follows Arthie and her allies as they try to save the vampires from danger while fighting for justice against The Ram, who seeks to colonise the Etthenian Empire.

Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

Mrs Shim joins the Smile Detective Agency as an assassin because she needs the money to support her household. Thanks to her carving skills as a butcher, she uses them to kill the targets requested by clients.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
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[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

Young, exiled samurai Sen lives in 1866, hiding from imperial soldiers, while Lee lives in 2026, trying to make sense of how he killed his roommate. They meet through a door within the same ancient house that connects both worlds.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
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[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

It is a story about the cute and adorable Tubby Nugget, who went to Earth. He chooses to be himself instead of not to become a Golden Nugget through the dunking ceremony.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

A collection of stories and insights into Slavic tales and mythology, showing how these original stories continue to be reworked and adapted with different layers of meaning.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

Looking at the book cover of "Hooked" now, the fish resembles us being reeled in and trapped inside a can, wondering how we got there, where we came from, and how we survived before eventually being consumed by others.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

"Celestial Lights" invites us to reflect on what it means to dream, and what it means to live fully in the presence of ourselves and others.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
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[Wai Lu Yin @luyin88]

Riven Hesper enters the Playhouse, where Players are worshipped and feared. Cursed for ten years, she must take down Jude, the Lead Player, to survive before the Playhouse’s secrets and her identity unravel.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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