The Minhi Bookworm Podcast

This week l talk about my love for The Ones We’re Meant To Find by Joan He - an epic fantasy/sci-fi novel about two sisters looking for each other across space and time. He’s world is an exciting foray into what the Earth will look like in the future, and also piques a lot of important questions that make for an intense reading experience ❤️ Hope you enjoy this fresh take on young adult science fiction! This episode is also available as a blog post: https://theminhibookworm.wordpress.com/2021/07/04/the-ones-were-meant-to-find-joan-he/

Hi bookworms and casual listeners! In this week’s episode, I’m reviewing Marian Keyes’s standalone novel Grown Ups - a fun, complex yet intimate family drama with lots of shocking secrets that get exposed throughout the book. This was such an unputdown-able read, I’m really excited to share it with you guys! This episode is also available as a blog post: https://theminhibookworm.wordpress.com/2021/06/27/grown-ups-marian-keyes/

Hi bookworms and casual listeners! This week I review The Starless Sea, a fantasy novel by Erin Morgenstern that seemed so promising, but ended up not meeting my expectations. Tune in to see why I disliked this book so much despite my high initial interest. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://theminhibookworm.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/the-starless-sea-erin-morgenstern/

Hi bookworms and casual listeners! This is part 2 of my Invincible review, an animated show that’s a mix of comedy and serious violence. Special thing about this episode: I actually recorded with my lovely boyfriend Hung! In this episode we go into detail about Invincible - all the nitty gritty goriness and the shocking spoilers, so don’t listen to this episode if you haven’t watched the show yet. If you have, hope you enjoy the excited whirlwind that is us chatting about Invincible together! ❤️

Hi bookworms and casual listeners! In this (belated) episode I’m reviewing Invincible - an animated series about superheroes by Amazon Studios that gets very dark, very fast. My review will be split up into 2 parts: this is part 1, where I’m giving my solo review of the series, and in part 2 I’ll be discussing the show in depth with a wonderful special guest. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://theminhibookworm.wordpress.com/2021/06/13/invincible-amazon-studios/

Hi bookworms and casual listeners! Today I share my thoughts on a riveting sci-fi fantasy novella titled This Is How You Lose A Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, which can be very loosely summarized as a tale of two star-crossed, time-crossed lovers, whose romance begins excitingly with letters. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://theminhibookworm.wordpress.com/2021/06/06/this-is-how-you-lose-a-time-war-amal-el-mohtar-and-max-gladstone/

Hi bookworms and casual listeners! This week I want to spotlight Esmé Weijun Wang (@esmewwang) and her incredible anthology titled The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays. Wang’s collection is heart-stoppingly raw and beautifully expressed, and gives clear, personal insight into her life with schizoaffective disorder. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://theminhibookworm.wordpress.com/2021/05/30/the-collected-schizophrenias-essays-esme-weijun-wang/

Hi bookworms and casual listeners! This episode is part 1 of my 2-part series on Alice in Borderland, in which my wonderful artist friend Chey, or @cheyalpaca on Instagram, and I go in-depth into every detail about the show, and basically have a tangent-filled fangirl session. Hope you guys enjoy this new conversational format, and do check out Chey’s instagram to support her amazing work (she is actually the person who singlehandedly designed my podcast logo, so if that’s not an indicator of her talents, then I don’t know what is).

Hi bookworms and casual listeners! This episode is part 1 of my 2-part series on Alice in Borderland, a thrilling and suspenseful Netflix series about a fantasy world and life-and-death games. In part 1, I’ll be giving my own personal review of the show, and in part 2, I’ll be joined by a lovely guest who is very special to me, so tune in to both! This episode is also available as a blog post: https://theminhibookworm.wordpress.com/2021/05/23/alice-in-borderland-the-netflix-series/

Hi bookworms and casual listeners! Welcome to the first episode of The Minhi Bookworm Podcast, in which I review Your Throne - an amazing, feminist webtoon with an intricate plot and incredible art, created by SAM (or @cedar_kr on Instagram). You can check out Your Throne for free in English on Line Webtoons, or in Korean on Naver. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://theminhibookworm.wordpress.com/2021/05/16/your-throne-sam/