This is such an incredible, creepy, scary read, that really blew me away. I loved the book, but do wish I didn’t have the movie tie-in book cover version, haha. I enjoyed the movie a lot (enough to want to pick up the book!) but I do feel like I loved the book even more. … More BOOK THOUGHTS: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Here is a random collection of thoughts from this week (22 Feb 2021). I have been doing lots of Korean history research and reading, lots of dreaming about going overseas on a trip, and of course, lots of writing! … More Lee Evie Diary: What I’ve been reading, researching and thinking about this week!
For a limited time (between 01 FEB and 15 FEB 2021) I am giving away FREE ebook copies of a special illustrated edition of my novel PROMISE SEASON, a dark and romantic mystery story set in old Korea during the Joseon dynasty. … More Limited time FREE EBOOK giveaway: a special illustrated edition of PROMISE SEASON
This book is a wonderful, interesting and fun ride into seedy 1929 Berlin, telling a fast-paced detective noir tale that ties into the dark underbelly of the city and the fascinatingly complex political landscape of the time. I really enjoyed reading this, it is a brick of a book but I tore through it very quickly. … More BOOK THOUGHTS: Babylon Berlin by Volker Kutscher
I was a little nervous going into this book, as I’d heard a few others say they didn’t connect with it, but in the end, I actually read the whole thing in basically one sitting (or at least a series of plane flights and waiting rooms!) and just thoroughly enjoyed it. … More BOOK THOUGHTS: The Plotters by Un-su Kim
As I research my historical fiction books and read more and more about Joseon Korean history, I become more and more fascinated! There is so much to learn, and this book is a wonderful place to start! I LOVED this book. Such a fascinating and eye-opening overview of Joseon. … More BOOK THOUGHTS: Letters from Korean History 3: Joseon – from founding to later years by Eunbong Park
I absolutely adored this book, I just gobbled it up. This historical fiction novel charts the changes in one Korean man’s life from the early 1940s (occupation era Korea) through the civil war and into the murky (and terrifying) political landscape aftermath. Wow, what a read, I learned so much! … More BOOK THOUGHTS: The Great Homecoming by Anna Kim
This is a book I read during a six month binge of literary novels (not at all my usual fare!) and I really really enjoyed it. I am very drawn to books with strong and interesting settings, and this book, kind of a collection of interlocking short stories that form a bigger picture, is set in a remote part of Russia I really was not familiar with, which I found very exciting. … More BOOK THOUGHTS: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips
This is a dark, slow burn and lush crime novel, translated from the original Japanese. I kind of had to let it sit for a while after finishing, to gather my thoughts. I loved reading this, it was so easy to sink into, atmospheric and creepy, with a very interesting framework for telling a crime mystery. … More BOOK THOUGHTS: The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda
To celebrate the publication day of my latest historical fiction novel, PROMISE THIEF, I have provided a one chapter sample from the novel (which includes the prologue too!). … More BOOK PUBLICATION DAY: Promise Thief
