How alike are we? — I started to love reading when I was in middle school. My family was not particularly the ‘reader’ type. My parents read books suitable for adults, but never really thought kids need to read books as well. They somehow fell in love with reading when they were well beyond their…

Society doesn’t take that long to turn you into someone fearful — I sometimes wonder, am I brave or cowardly? When I was younger, the answer would be that I was most definitely courageous. But as I have grown older, I see that I am easily startled, and my heart beats in a faster staccato. And when I try to analyze this…

Analyzing the patterns through authors who reign in this genre — I have read close to two thousand fiction in my life. That means I have read almost everything that I could get my hands on. I have read all the genres and tropes there are and found the ones that are my absolute…

A confession of my lonely soul — I don’t know how this night started. “I am fine” had truth behind it. The lights were bright and friends were close. But suddenly I was sad. I look for the reason, as no one else will What’s wrong? Nothing is out of the ordinary, Nothing is out of balance. Everything is strange, ‘Everything’…

Reading a Rom-Com after more than 2 years — My taste in reading changes with my mood, as I suppose is true for most readers. But when I am reading a certain type of book, I seem to want to read more of that until I tire of the whole thing. I don't know how many people feel that…

Story of an Asian mother with a marriageable daughter — My mother has been hell-bent on getting me married for the past couple of months. The seed of this behavior was most likely sown during this pandemic when both of my best friends got married. At that time, people were getting married left and right. I couldn't understand what was…

When my friend committed suicide and no one cared — I saw death for the first time when I was nine years old. Our neighbor’s three-year-old daughter had choked on food and passed away before they could understand what was happening. I don’t remember what she was eating, but I remember her small body lying on the hospital gurney. That…

The newest fantasy TV adaption — yay or nay — After waiting for the Netflix adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone series for about a year now, I have to say that I was terribly skeptical. As a reader and viewer, I wanted it to be good but also feared that it might be a monumental disgrace. But after…

I need glasses, but I still know when someone is flipping me off even without them. — If I got one dollar for each time someone dragged my glasses and my not so perfect eyesight, I would have enough money to get lassic done. I don’t know about you, but a lot of the young people around me need glasses to see clearly. In my class, about…