B Reviews / Book ReviewsAsian characters / Canada / China / Cider Bar Sisters / food / Korea / mixed-raced heroine / POC / POC author / sex and romance / sex positive / sexy / TorontoComments Off on REVIEW: The Professor Next Door by Jackie Lau
Friendly neighbors can have their benefits… Nicole Louie-Edwards enjoys the nightlife and bringing men back to her apartment, although lately, she’s gotten tired of the chase. Her quiet new neighbor, David Cho, isn’t her type, but after they get trapped in an elevator together on her birthday, she develops a ... more >
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Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden ... more >
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A young palace nurse investigates a pattern of grisly murders in this romantic YA historical mystery from the author of The Silence of Bones. Joseon (Korea), 1758. There are few options available to illegitimate daughters in the capital city, but through hard work and study, eighteen-year-old Hyeon has earned a ... more >
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How was he supposed to know that the real-life chairman looked like an actor playing one on TV? When bodyguard Tang Jun-young saves his clients, a world-famous K-pop boyband, from being kidnapped by stopping the getaway van with his own body, he’s worried that his secret—well, one of them—will be ... more >
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Kiyoshi’s Walk by Mark Karlins Where do poems come from? This beautiful picture book about a young aspiring poet and his grandfather shows that the answer lies all around us—if we take the time to look. After Kiyoshi watches his grandfather, Eto, compose his delicate haiku, he wonders out loud: ... more >
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The Korean War destroyed their plans, but the battle at home may shatter their hearts… Laura Beth Walters fell in love with Joe McCall when she was six years old. Now she counts the days until Joey graduates from college so they can marry and begin their life together. But ... more >