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1. Sarong Party Girls (print); The Haunting of Hill House (ebook); In Praise of Walking (audio)

2. Morning for non-fiction, night for fiction

3. Hmm... I think Heartstopper would make a pretty good beach read

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Look what appeared through the letter box @squirrelbrain . Thank you so much Helen, so sweet of you. Daisy modeling the books for me - she has to pay her rent somehow.

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This must be a re-release, at least in the UK, as I received it as an ARC from #readersfirst.

The book is written in Singlish, which gives it a cutesy feel, in total juxtaposition to the seedy, grubby lives of Jazzy and her girlfriends, who are all getting a bit too old to snare an ang moh (western expat) husband!

I couldn‘t work out if I hated or felt sorry for Jazzy and felt the ending was a bit rushed, but still a good pick!

A book that literally feels good (the cover is so soft!) is Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan's bestseller, Sarong Party Girls—now available in paperback.

Looking for a #weekendread? This irresistible novel is about a young woman‘s rise in the glitzy, moneyed city of Singapore, where old traditions clash with modern materialism. #amreading #mustread

The fantastic @cheryltan88 stopped in today and signed stock of Sarong Party Girls!! Hooray! We love our local authors! ・・・
Popped into @bookculturecolumbus to pick up some #books & stumbled on this... ! I signed the lot, of course. Come and get one! #upperwestsidenyc #books #instadaily #latergram #nyc #upperwestside #bookstore

Good book about being a young woman in Singapore, dating and work. It reminds me of the Red Dress Ink books I used to read. An added bonus was the Singlish.

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#book3 done for #readathon!

A really interesting Singlish novel that follows the efforts of Jazzy and her friends (who at 27 are falling on the "old" side) to secure an ang moh (white Western and RICH) husband. I've read some readers made comparisons to Emma but I was reminded a lot of Thackeray's Becky Sharp. The most interesting (and disheartening) aspect of this book is the way white expat men (and men in general) treat women, as toys.

Time to get a snack and start #book3 of #readathon. The "Singlish" Tan writes in is really fun to read. (Way easier than the Nadsat of A Clockwork Orange, imo)

My #readathon #stack! I always "overstack" to avoid "I don't know what to read next" aimless wandering around my house during @deweysreadathon ??? I'm super-behind on a lot of new releases, so my stack is mostly galleys (as is the iPad sandwiched between Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe and The Dead House). And no, I don't plan to read Jerusalem for the ENTIRE readathon. Eek!

Fun light read about young women in Singapore who like to party and are looking for the right type of guy, but not necessarily love. The end was a bit abrupt--I don't trust Jazzy's character growth to last a full day. What I love is the language-- it's written in Singlish, the patois of mostly English sprinkled with other languages and a distinctive grammar and cadence. Using Singlish helped paint a vivid picture of Jazzy and her Singapore.

Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan joined by author, Heather Young, at her book reading/signing in SF - what fun! We love this hilarious and wild Singlish novel of Jazzy and her three girlfriends. 💁🏻

I read SARONG PARTY GIRLS on a flight and couldn‘t put it down, so absorbed that I felt like I had apparated from coast to coast. I found Jazzy‘s voice really compelling and love that the book is written in Singlish.

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Too tired to function so looking forward to reading in bed.

I didn't love this book. I didn't hate it, and I'm glad I read it, but when the ARC calls it both Emma in Singapore and Modern Breakfast at Tiffany's, you have expectations, particularly in the character growth department. They were...not quite met.

Starting this one. Emma in Singapore? I'm there.