#AsianLitBingo TBR!

by - Monday, May 08, 2017



Hi all! 

Some fellow book bloggers and I recently decided to start a reading challenge called the #AsianLitBingo which is a bingo game board of prompts encouraging you to read books with Asian main characters by Asian authors! (Hence, the ASIAN lit bingo!)

It’s easy! You pick a line (whether it be horizontal, vertical or diagonal) and find books to for each prompt! It’s happening in the month of May and all you have to do to finish is to read all five books and you’ll be entered into the running for some very cool prizes! For more information, you can check out Shenwei’s post

This is my TBR for the reading challenge. Knowing me, it’s due to change as I read but this is what I’ve planned so far for myself!




SFF WITH ASIAN MC

This is a category I am very excited for because it’s not very often you find Asian main character’s in a science fiction/fantasy genre! For this, I have picked NOT YOUR SIDEKICK by C.B Lee which I’ve heard such fantastic things about! It’s a story about Asian main characters who live in a world with superpowers and it sounds so fun and cute and suffice to say, I’m very excited! 


HISTORICAL FICTION WITH ASIAN MC 

For this prompt, I’ve chosen THE GIRL FROM EVERYWHERE by Heidi Heilig! I have heard really fantastic things about this and it’s a time travelling book where this girl and her father have a ship that can take them to any period in history! 

I know it’s not a ‘historical fiction’ specifically, but it sounds really interesting and I’m very pumped to read it! 


FREE SPACE 

In the free space, you can read any book with an Asian main character by an Asian author!
For this, I’m choosing EMPRESS OF A THOUSAND SKIES by Rhoda Belleza! I have heard mostly positive things about this and there was lots of positive buzz surrounding this prior to its release talking about the all-diverse cast and fantastic sci-fi outer space setting so I am VERY intrigued! 

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RETELLING WITH ASIAN MC 

For this one, I’ve gone with none other than FLAME IN THE MIST by Renee Ahdieh! I am such a Ahdieh fan after reading and LOVING The Wrath And The Dawn duology which was such a masterpiece that I cannot wait for this Mulan-inspired retelling! 

It sounds like ALL kinds of amazing and the cover is magnificent and I’m basically salivating over the fact that it’s in my hands!

CONTEMPORARY WITH ASIAN MC

For this prompt, I’m going with TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE by Jenny Han! I’d read this book a really long time ago and remembered absolutely loving it for the fantastic characters and cute and relatable plot but I’ve forgotten most of it now, other than that very vague description! Plus the final book just came out and I wanted to re-read the first two before hopping onto the very last one to see who Lara Jean finally ends up with! ;)

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That’s it for my TBR! I have kept the post short so I can spend more time actually reading than just typing and I hope to see you all participate in this fun and diverse challenge! 

Make sure if you do participate that you use the hashtag #AsianLitBingo so we can see you’re participating and reply/retweet/like all your stuff!

Have you read any of the books I mentioned? What did you think of them? Or are they on your TBR?

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  1. Yay Anisha! Thanks so much for sharing your TBR. You have an AMAZING lineup and I'm so excited for you to read the books. <3
    As you know, I love Not Your Sidekick, but I also love To All The Boys I've Loved Before and Empress of a Thousand Skies! Both are so much fun, and I'm looking forward to seeing your thoughts on them. <3
    So happy you're one of my cohosts for this challenge! I hope you have fun reading your tbr. <3

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    1. AHA THANK YOU SO MUCH CW! I am currently reading NYS as you know and loving it and I cannot wait to get onto the next two! Thanks for reading and commenting! <3

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  2. Ahh this looks like an AMAZING TBR! I really want to read Not Your Sidekick and I also need to read the next Lara Jean book now that the finale is out...can I admit I'm procrastinating because I'm worried my ship will sink?😂 I'm such a weakling. Good luck with the challenge!

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    1. I HOPE MY SHIP DOESN'T SINK OMG! (Even though I can't remember the ships #oops). AND OMG CAIT READ NYS I DEMAND YOU TO!

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  3. Love your TBR! I hope you enjoy them! I adored Not Your Sidekick (as you already know) and found TATBILB adorable!

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    1. YES OMG 100% AGREE NOW THAT I'VE READ THEM BOTH WHICH YOU ALREADY KNOW

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  4. YES I AGREE WITH YOUR TBR.. I'm SO excited for Flame in the Mist! And I've heard so many good things about Empress of A Thousand Skies.

    I've already read Always and Forever, and OMG it's so good I'm so excited for you to read it!

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    1. AHA OMG I JUST ORDERED THAT AND I CANNOT WAIT FOR IT!

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