Currently watching: New to me K-dramas

Hiya guys, today I'm talking about the two K-dramas I recently started watching. I'm behind on writing about the dramas I've been following but I'm getting there. Today I'm going to talk about the 2 newest ones that I've started and then I'm going to make a list of dramas that I want to watch after them. 

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The weirdest BL drama I've watched so far

Hi guys! Today I'm talking about a certain BL drama I recently finished watching and how weird it was. 

For those of you who don't know, BL stands for 'boys love'. I don't know how popular of a genre it is if you aren't looking specifically for it but it seems to have a big market in Thailand because they come out with multiple dramas a year. I recently finished TharnType and Until We Meet Again which aired last year and were completed early this year. I loved both and I've watched many more before. I'm currently watching Why R U? wich I'm obsessed with and 2gether which I'm also obsessed with. Thre's another currently ongoing show called My Engineer that I'm yet to watch but it's on my list.

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Murder over Bong - a creatively retold true story from 2018

It was another normal and boring day at work. I was surrounded yet again by dusty piles of clothes and I was very hungry. It was around 1pm and we had two more hours before the last break for the day. I knew that I should have eaten more at lunch but it was so hot in this small room full of clothes and people that I couldn’t have been bothered with it. On top of that, I was almost out of water.

BOOK REVIEW: Thorn by Intisar Khanani

By Yuli Atta

GOODREADS

Thank you to Readers First and the publisher for providing me with an early copy of the book.

Soooo, I don't know how to review this book. I didn't expect to like it at all but I actually fell in love with it. It's certainly on the 3.75 side rather than a solid 4-star rating but still. I enjoyed it a lot.

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BOOK REVIEW: Th Empire of Gold by S. A. Chakraborty

GOODREADS

THE CITY OF BRASS REVIEW

THE KINGDOM OF COPPER REVIEW

Actual rating 4.40 because while I found the ending satisfying, I would've loved to see a few things done slightly differently but I will talk about that in a minute.

Oh my god, where do I even start?

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with the eARC of this book. It made me very happy and means a lot to me.

I have to admit, I didn't expect to enjoy this book as much as I did because I had a kind of a rough ride with the first book and I listened to the second book at x2.3. I feel like that's when I actually got invested in the story because I remember missing the characters after finishing The Kingdom of Copper. When I got the email that my wish was granted I was so, so excited!

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Recent DNFs

By Yuli Atta

Master of Sorrows by Justin Call

GOODREADS

This started out well enough and it was actually interesting to me for a long time. However, as I didn't see the plot progressing for 300 pages I gradually lost interest. I got to a point where I skipped 40 pages and I didn't miss a thing.

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Reflective log week 7

During the reading week, I planned two podcast ideas, recorded the interviews for them and interviewed John Jarrold who is a literary agent. I did reach out to somebody else before him but she didn't reply, however, John Jarrold has represented many big names in the fantasy genre and he has also been an editor for many other big fantasy names so I'm glad I interviewed him. I asked him for a picture because the interview was over the phone.

The final idea for the podcast is to do it about not finishing books and why some people feel better about putting down their books than others.

Reflective log week 6

I asked C. G. Drews if I could interview her but unfortunately, she said she was busy with her writing. My backup plan is to approach a few literary agents during the reading week and hopefully, one of them will reply.

For my feature, I decided to either interview a woman in Truro who is breeding bunnies as a hobby or interview the people at the used bookshop in Falmouth. I'm not sure about the images just yet. The bunny idea would be easier to get photographs for because I could take pictures of the bunnies themselves but for the bookshop, I'm worried the lady wouldn't allow me to take a picture of her behind her desk.