Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron – Neighbours to Lovers & A Fake Engagement in This Desi Romance

April 3, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron is a desi romance serving food descriptions, adorable parents, past secrets, and the best trope of faking an engagement. Released on March 02, 2021 by Forever.

Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles – THERE’S MAGIC, BEAUTY, AND MYSTERY IN THIS DEBUT YA FANTASY

January 1, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles is an absolute favourite YA fantasy with themes of smashing sexism + rebelling against systems in the midst of romantic yearning and an air of mystery.

Rise of the Red Hand by Olivia Chadha – South Asian Sci-Fi Dystopia Inflicts a Subtle Pain of Reality

December 21, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

Rise of the Red Hand by Olivia Chadha is a a South Asian science-fiction dystopia that impressed me with its timely themes of climate change and classism around a revolution against technocracy.

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi — Diverse YA Historical Fantasy Gives A Squad To Love, Heists & More

December 1, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi is a heist-filled YA historical fantasy set in 1889 Paris with diverse characters, complex magic, romance, and themes around colonialism and hierarchical power. An absolute favourite of mine.

We Hunt The Flame by Hafsah Faizal — YA Fantasy Set In Ancient Arabia Gives An OTP & A Soulful Narration

November 7, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

We Hunt The Flame by Hafsah Faizal is the first in a YA fantasy duology set in ancient Arabia where darkness and cold is creeping over a kingdom of sand and sun. An absolute favourite of mine.

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong – A Romance Filled With Yearning In This Thrilling YA Historical Fantasy

November 2, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong has easily become one of the best reads of the year and taken a place in my list of absolute favourites. It’s a historical fantasy romance set in 1926 Shanghai.

This Is All Your Fault by Aminah Mae Safi — Diversity, Feminism and Passion in an Independent Bookstore

October 14, 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

This Is All Your Fault by Aminah Mae Safi is a YA contemporary where three young girls try to save their workplace, an independent bookstore on the verge of being closed; blog tour + giveaway!

A House Is A Body by Shruti Swamy—A Collection of Short Stories Dipped in Modernity And Antiquity

August 15, 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.

A House Is A Body by Shruti Swamy is a set of short stories published on August 11, 2020 by Algonquin Books. Read this book review to know why I rated this South Asian collection four stars.

FOUR Books by Asian Authors: A Literary Fiction, An Adult Romance, AND TWO Queer Fantasy Novella

August 11, 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

Four Asian books: The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho, Last Tang Standing by Lauren Ho, The Royal Abduls by Ramiza Shamoun Koya, and The Black Tides of Heaven by J.Y. Yang.

Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar—Hindu Mythology Inspired Desi YA Fantasy Shines Bright

August 10, 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.

Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar is a YA standalone with fast-paced mythology-inspired fantasy plot and lush writing that makes you want to be lost in the shine of a star. Read the full review!