Case File Compendium by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou Vol 1

- its book 1 but damn the tension is so freaking there
- its kind of refreshing to read a danmei set in the modern period
- there’s gonna be a blood kink here somewhere, i feel it 😁

Strange Houses by Uketsu

- this is weirder and creepier than his first book
- this got me hooked for 2 hours, finished in one sitting
- i used to play a game where you fix the rooms on a blue print to match the shape of the house, damn that really came into play when reading this 🤣

The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa

- a quick but nice read
- I would also go with a talking cat to save books, no questions asked
- I do question how the kid will survive on his own though, not sure the bookshop can support his living
-BUT STILL,THE KID HAS A BOOKSHOP 🥰

The Husky and his White Cat Shizun Vol 9 & 10 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

- OH MY GOD OH MY GOD
- Mo Ran you SOB 😨😨😨
- these last two volumes gave such a roller coaster of emotions
- technically the end but we still have Vol 11 for the extras
- again OMFG 🤯

The Healing Season of Pottery by Yepn So Min

- I needed the calm tone of the story, and it was a good decision to pick this up from my TBR pile
- the story gives you a feeling of hope, that it’s okay to take a break and to find yourself again before embarking on a new path
- and there’s a cat too 😻

Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

- ok this was mindblowing in the sense that the concept is intelligent and it makes me feel stupid
- makes you reminisce about making your thesis
- bro the plot twists!!!

The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown

-expected a LOT but was a bit disappointed
-my GABA levels couldn’t keep up with the scientific parts
-the good part started around Chapter 100
-too many characters d!ed this time
-Langdon really has worst luck,at least he has an official GF now

Butter by Asako Yuzuki

- the plot is intriguing but it was a bit dragging
- the chapters are tooooooo long
- it does call out the existing issues of misogyny so there’s that
- I got excited for the cooking parts though i was cringing at the amount of butter the MC was consuming

Yep, just released this September!

The Kite of Stars and other stories by Dean Francis Alfar

- fantasy, sci-fi, horror, you name it, it’s got it
- 16 short stories, most of them angsty, on my count, only 5 ended somewhat happily
- my favorites are In the Dim Plane and Six from Downtown
- really good Filo lit here