Tag: Korean books

Kdrama Podcast 41: KINGDOM season 2 overview

April 2, 2020

Love the idea of the whole world being destroyed by zombies? Well great, because this week Lee Evie is discussing the thrilling second season of the big-budget production 2020 Kdrama KINGDOM, starring Joo Ji-Hoon and Bae-Doona (among a slew of recognisable faces!). This season is exciting, bad-arse, fast-paced and quite short, complete at only six episodes. It’s got action, horror, death, political plotting and super fast scary zombies! Everything a person needs. 🙂 … More Kdrama Podcast 41: KINGDOM season 2 overview

Kdrama Podcast: A SONG FOR LONELY WOLVES, historical fiction inspired by Kdrama and Korean movies!

March 5, 2020

Lee Evie’s latest Korean historical fiction novel A SONG FOR LONELY WOLVES is being unleashed upon the world this week, so she is here to talk about the Korean history, as well as the Korean drama (DAMO) and movies (THE WAILING and THE DUELIST) that inspired her to write this historical detective story, set in Joseon Korea in 1590. … More Kdrama Podcast: A SONG FOR LONELY WOLVES, historical fiction inspired by Kdrama and Korean movies!

A SONG FOR LONELY WOLVES: Cover and blurb reveal!!

March 1, 2020

Gosh, I am feeling so EXCITED to finally be revealing the official book cover for my upcoming historical mystery set in old Korea, which will come out 20 March 2020.
It is called A SONG FOR LONELY WOLVES.
And it will be the first in a trilogy of detective novels, set in Joseon Korea during the late 1500s.
IT IS AVAILABLE NOW! … More A SONG FOR LONELY WOLVES: Cover and blurb reveal!!

Kdrama Podcast: Enjoy the kdrama sweetness of LET’S FIGHT GHOST!

January 30, 2020

Spend your time fighting ghosts, only to (plot twist!) fall in love with one instead, because this week Lee Evie is discussing the 2016 comedy-romance supernatural Korean drama LET’S FIGHT GHOST. Join the always charming Kim So-hyun and Taecyeon as they battle evil spirits, inevitable heartache and *swoon* their growing attraction. This show is basically built on the charming romantic chemistry between the leads, and is sugar sweet escapism … with some scary ghosts thrown in for good measure! … More Kdrama Podcast: Enjoy the kdrama sweetness of LET’S FIGHT GHOST!

PROMISE SEASON: Historical fiction set in old Korea – two chapter novel sample

January 19, 2020

In the ancient Korean city of Hanyang, a gisaeng slave girl hides a fugitive in her bed, unexpectedly saving the life of a young man who is not all he seems. When she is forced to turn spy for a shadowy organisation with dangerous intentions, Seorin only wants one thing in return. Yet it is not her freedom she so desperately desires, it is something far more precious … and Seorin will face anything, even death, to gain it.
A dark and romantic tale of old Korea. … More PROMISE SEASON: Historical fiction set in old Korea – two chapter novel sample

Lee Evie Author Diary: DECEMBER 2019

January 12, 2020

If you enjoy reading my monthly author diary entry here, please feel free to sign up to my newsletter to get this content sent directly to your inbox a whole month earlier. I will also be running some exclusive fiction giveaways via my newsletter for that audience only, so if that is interesting to you, please make sure to sign up! 🙂 … More Lee Evie Author Diary: DECEMBER 2019

Kdrama Podcast: CHICAGO TYPEWRITER overview

January 9, 2020

Grab an old typewriter (that has a ghost living inside it), and fend off both crazy fans and memories of your past life, because today Lee Evie is discussing the 2017 fantasy romance Korean drama CHICAGO TYPEWRITER, which stars Yoo Ah-In, Lim Soo-Jung and Ko Gyung-Pyo. This Kdrama dips into a fascinating and dark time period (Japanese occupation era Korea) and also features one of the best kiss scenes … maybe ever? … More Kdrama Podcast: CHICAGO TYPEWRITER overview

Kdrama Podcast: MY COUNTRY THE NEW AGE overview

December 19, 2019

Get stabbed in the belly multiple times with a sword and cough up some blood, but then be totally fine in every way, because this week on the podcast Lee Evie is discussing one of her favourite 2019 Korean dramas MY COUNTRY: THE NEW AGE. Starring the beautiful Woo Do-Hwan, Yang Se-Jong and Jang Hyuk, this Kdrama is a bloody and tragic tale of the end of an empire (Goryeo) and the emergence of a new dynasty from the ashes (Joseon). Oh … and it is also a drama in which every major character walks around literally covered from head to toe in blood. Did Lee Evie mention this drama was bloody? Because it is bloody. … More Kdrama Podcast: MY COUNTRY THE NEW AGE overview