• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
GO TO EXPAT LIVING SINGAPORE
GET OUR NEWSLETTER

Expat Living Hong Kong HomepageExpat Living Hong Kong

Moving to Hong Kong and not sure where to start? Expat Living is the essential lifestyle guide to living in Hong Kong.

Login Pelcro Shop

Menu
  • Living In Hong Kong
      • Living Here
      • Where To Live
      • Schools
      • For Guys
        • Vote for the best businesses in Hong Kong in the Expat Living Readers' Choice Awards 2023 and you could one one of these fantastic prizesExpat Living Readers’ Choice Awards 2023
        • Romantic dining options for Valentine’s Day
        • Where to buy flowers and plants in HK
        • Romantic Holidays for Valentine's Day -Meliá Ho Tram Beach Resort8 Romantic Southeast Asia Getaways
      • View all
    Close
  • Things To Do
      • Things To Do
      • What’s On/Calendar
      • Competitions & Offers
        • Great podcasts we are listening to!
        • What to watch this month – Netflix & more!
        • Romantic dining options for Valentine’s Day
        • Trivia: 20 questions about Valentine’s Day
      • View all
    Close
  • Kids
      • Activities & Things To Do
      • Education & Enrichment
      • Health & Wellness
      • Mums & Babies
      • Podcasts
        • Social media - the effects on mental health and attention spans by Hong Kong clinical psychologist Dr ZaidiHow we’re losing the knack of paying attention
        • Private tutors in Hong Kong
        • Hong Kong school news - IMS Open DayWhat’s new on the school scene?
        • We chat with two GSIS families
      • View all
    Close
  • Homes
      • Home Décor
      • Readers Homes
        • Where to buy flowers and plants in HK
        • Design Ideas: Yoga at Home
        • A New Home in The New Territories
        • Transforming an old Hong Kong junk
      • View all
    Close
  • Travel
      • Short Breaks
      • Further Afield
      • Travel News & Offers
        • Romantic Holidays for Valentine's Day -Meliá Ho Tram Beach Resort8 Romantic Southeast Asia Getaways
        • Sequoia Lodge, AustraliaTravel Tips: Hot hotels for 2023
        • Mount KinabuluClimbing Mount Kinabalu in Sabah
        • Son Doong CaveJourney into the world’s largest cave
      • View all
    Close
  • Wine & Dine
      • Recipes & Groceries
      • Bars & Restaurants
        • Romantic dining options for Valentine’s Day
        • Thai food at Monsoon restaurant in Hong KongRestaurant Review: Monsoon
        • 6 super reasons to visit sky100
        • Popcorn Shrimp with Spicy Honey Mayo
      • View all
    Close
  • Style & Beauty
      • Fashion
      • Hair & Beauty
        • Eyebrow and eyelash treatments at Glow Salon in Hong KongWhere to get your brows and lashes done
        • Sustainable fashion brand Tove & Libra's range of convertible clothing - black multi-tankConvertible clothing that can be mix-and-matched
        • where to get botox in hong kongBotox in Hong Kong – All you need to know
        • Where to buy (and sell!) watches
      • View all
    Close
  • Health & Fitness
      • Medical & Dental
      • Fitness
      • Wellness
        • Social media - the effects on mental health and attention spans by Hong Kong clinical psychologist Dr ZaidiHow we’re losing the knack of paying attention
        • dry eye disease - causes, symptoms and treatment for dry eyesDo you suffer from dry eyes?
        • family dental clinics and dentists in Hong KongFamily Dental Clinics and Dentists in HK
        • Children's teeth and bracesKids and braces – all you need to know
      • View all
    Close
  • Shop
    • Magazine
    • Advertise With Us
    • Close

Book reviews: two reader favourites

3 May, 2019 by Expat Living 3 Min Read

https://expatliving.hk/book-reviews-readers-share-recommendations-for-great-reads/

There’s nothing more relaxing than kicking back with a good book and a cup of tea (or glass of vino!). If you’re looking for a new book to read this month, check out our reader recommendations for two great reads to add to your book list.

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI By David Grann

Genre?

Non-fiction.

How did you get hold of it?

Goodreads recommended it to me because I read Shoe Dog and Grinding It Out (about Nike and McDonald’s respectively).

Killers of the flower moon

What’s it about?

As the title suggests, the book is about everything! Gann tells the story of an incredibly oil-rich Indian tribe, the Osage, in Oklahoma and how its members were systematically murdered. As the death toll rises – both of the Osage and of the investigators – the newly-established FBI is called in to infiltrate a small town and determine who is orchestrating the murders. The author offers incredible insights into the challenges facing early FBI agents as well as the very interesting and sad lives of the Osage. My favourite part of reading this book is how much you learn – about the FBI, the history of the oil industry and how mineral rights work, the Indian Bureau of Affairs and, of course, about one of the most murderous and evil crimes in American history that remains relatively unknown.

How far have you got?

Finished. This was a long read but very worth the time investment.

What do you think of it so far?

One of my favourite books of all time! I enjoyed reading every chapter of the story. Even though it’s non-fiction, it reads like a novel. I recommend this book to anyone who needs a recommendation.

– Suzanne Swiderski, American

 

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow By Jessica Townsend

Genre?

Fantasy Young Adult.

How did you get hold of it?

I picked it out at a bookstore in Burlington, Vermont. The blurb on the back made it seem exciting and like something that I would enjoy.

Nevermoor The trails of Morrigan Crow

What’s it about?

It’s about a cursed girl in a fantasy world and a series of trials she goes through to become a member of a magical society. Morrigan is cursed to die on Eventide, but she discovers a man who wants to take her to a magical city (and stop her death), away from her treacherous family. Once she’s there, she becomes a candidate for the Wunderous Society, which is a unique group of magical people who are trying to stop bad magic and create feats of magic that benefit the city. In going through the trials, she discovers more about herself than she ever knew and finds friends (as well as enemies) in the pressured and judgmental city of Nevermoor.

How far have you got?

I read the whole book over three days – it was a fast read.

What do you think of it so far?

I thoroughly enjoyed the creativity and imagination that the book included. The author tells the story of Morrigan Crow as if she was there herself. I would recommend it for kids between the ages of 11 and 14 because it has a few scary parts and includes complicated themes and wording. I’m excited to read the second book in the series that came out recently, Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow.

– Eliza Rinkema (12), American

 

See more in our Things to Do section:

12 things to do with kids in Hong Kong
New and notable books to read
Top things to do and places to visit in Hong Kong

This article first appeared in the April/May 2019 issue of Expat Living magazine. Subscribe now so you never miss an issue.

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Books What to read

Get the latest events, stories and special offers
sent to your inbox.

By signing up, you'll receive our bimonthly newsletters and offers, which you can unsubscribe to anytime.

Primary Sidebar

  • COMPETITIONS & OFFERS
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Subscribe

© 2023 Expat Living Hong Kong, All Rights Reserved.