Recs if you like The Silence of Bones...

Books set in an Asian or Asian-inspired setting or incorporates elements of an Asian culture or mythology. Only the first book in a series is listed.

Romances and stories with K-drama, C-drama, and J-drama vibes.

Fiction (and some non-fiction) across genres featuring plagues, poisons, palace physicians, healers, and pre-antibiotic chaos. If it involves herbs, plagues, questionable remedies, court intrigue, or a morally complex healer experimenting in the corner, I want it.

Celebrating Canadian authors, with an emphasis on fiction. I'm also trying to include a lot of Indigenous authors in this list! Open to suggestions.

a list of book recs where the relationship between the main character and their siblings (or sibling coded characters) has a main focus in the story. family dynamics and relationships are truly my favourite trope

a mix of fantasy, mystery, thriller, historical and contemporary novels when you don’t want to commit to another series

I love YA. It can suck pretty bad when the books try to copy each other. But when some of those gems pop up...wowza! Who knew you could tell such a hard-hitting story without having to resort to 1,000 pages & sex?

Non-fiction or fiction stories based on historically accurate happenings in Korea (will update when find more - have not read all books added, but a bunch of them)

For all fans of historical k-drama, fantasy and mystery.

from women to the world <3