Review Policy

TL;DR: Currently, I only accept fiction with sapphic, nonbinary/genderqueer, or Taiwanese main characters by authors of color. ARCs can be in physical or electronic format. (last updated on Nov 7, 2022)


Hi! I am Hsinju (she/they/他), a 27-year-old PhD candidate in Electrical & Computer Engineering in Illinois. I read everything nonfiction and fiction, but I am not the best person to review graphic novels or poetry.

I am sapphic, panromantic, demisexual/gray-ace, genderqueer, and Taiwanese. My preference of works are those with authentically represented LGBTQ+ characters or by LGBTQ+-identifying authors.

All of my reviews are on Goodreads, and I also post them here on my blog, usually the week leading up to book release so I can talk about them on Twitter. My star rating system is summarized here. If I rated a book 4 stars or higher, I leave short reviews on Amazon and sometimes Barnes & Noble. I am also open for blog tours, especially those featuring books with sapphic, nonbinary/genderqueer, and/or Taiwanese main characters.

For inquiry, please send me a message through my contact form, or if I follow you on Twitter, through direct message.