The third milestone in my Heritage Reads Challenge is not only complete, but also exceeded. I read books by six East Asian writers rather than than the requisite five and found some new favourites.
Ruth Ozeki’s Man Booker longlisted work was stunning and powerful; Jeannie Lin’s historical romances were fun and steamy, and a welcome departure from the noblewoman and the rake pairings I am accustomed to; and I’m itching to read the rest of Marie Lu’s trilogy. I would recommend any of these books.
- Wendy Wan-Long Shang, The Great Wall of Lucy Wu
- Marie Lu, Legend
- Kat Zhang, What’s Left of Me
- Jeannie Lin, Capturing the Silken Thief and An Illicit Temptation
- Andrew Fukuda, The Hunt
- Ruth Ozeki, A Tale For The Time Being
Have you read any of these books? What did you think? Who are your favourite East Asian writers? Share in the comments!
Same. I have Prodigy sitting on my desk at work but I’m waiting to get a copy of Champion.
I’ve only read Legend by Marie Lu and really enjoyed it. I haven’t read the 2nd book in the series yet, and with the 3rd coming out in November, I’ll probably wait until then so I can indulge in her books one right after the other.