Recs if you like Lonely Castle in the Mirror...

books that transport you into gentle adventures and charming worlds (with a side of life-altering epiphanies and self discoveries)

Books that inspired or are similar to Studio Ghibli films

a collection of inventive, incisive, and invigorating works of contemporary and speculative fiction by women writers of East Asia and its diaspora.

books where characters step through mirrors into new or different worlds.

At the request of @moss-mylk 😊🫶 I will keep updating this list, and as always, recs are welcome.

Perfect for fantasy lovers with not enough hours in the day!

Feel free to mention any I missed in the comments 😊

An on-going attempt to track Asian authors in my Interested/TBR (and hopefully Finished) categories. Books are generally fiction/lit fic/fantasy with some memoirs. Authors span West to East Asia, the Asian diaspora, and mixed-race folx.

Beautiful books for when your monthly reading roundup needs a little facelift 😉

These are books I am going to start reading before bed, because my regular selection of reading material just really riles me up. Inspired by two posts from the Substack Feeling! Magazine by Jenna O'Brien.

spotlighting some incredible books by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander authors

Essential Japanese novels and short fiction, past and present.

I realized that in Asia, magical and supernatural beliefs are steeped in our day-to-day lives. It’s so normalized that we or I, didn’t even think about it. So, I wanted to read more books in this category where magic occurs in everyday life

Right after a heavy read, these are the ones we're turning to. They are tried and true. We know what to expect and it brings comfort. These books are similar to a favorite blanket or pair of jeans that you are always reaching for.

japanese books i've read or been meaning to read

also known as "cozy fiction", heartwarming, comforting stories focusing on everyday life, most well known examples would be Before The Coffee Gets Gold or Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

These are books that'll make you question reality and cry inconsolably. 10/10 would recommend

Channeling my inner Dom Toretto. Whoever said you can’t choose your family never experienced the joy of the found family trope!

Books with friendships so strong, they might as well be family. Some fun, some bittersweet, some toxic.

This list is incomplete, I’ve just added books that I have read and know are found family so please please please give me recommendations!