Book Guild – February 2026
Happy Lunar New Year for asian folks, and everyone else who celebrates! In the chinese zodiac, 2026 is the year of the fire horse, so …:
Happy Lunar New Year for asian folks, and everyone else who celebrates! In the chinese zodiac, 2026 is the year of the fire horse, so …:
Plot After a young girl, Anna, gets bitten by her cat, bad things start to happen to her parents, who are constantly fighting and blaming her or the cat for everything that went down in their lives. When Anna tries to get rid of the cat, she discovers there might be a greater terror behind…
It had a rough start, but a great middle part, and then, unfortunately, a rough ending. Plot After seeing her best friend, Yuzu, being confessed to by another classmate, Minami realizes she wouldn’t be quite okay with Yuzu dating someone else, even though she wants her to be happy. As Minami hopes to go from…
Only Friends (เพื่อนต้องห้าม) is a GmmTV BL Drama that aired in 2023. The premise is that four friends need to design and make a business plan for a hostel for their graduation project, but only theoretically. Yet everyone likes the idea and because you got two rich guys in the group, they decide to make…
There are many great and popular queer books, such as Heartstopper or Red, White & Royal Blue. But everyone’s been talking about it, and they also have cinematographic adaptations. Yet, these aren’t all queer books. In the depths of the ocean of books, lie many unknown and underrated queer books, mostly from indie authors, waiting…
Every so often, a book comes along that changes you as a person. Orphanland is one of those books. It follows the story of Willa, an eleven year old orphan whose children’s home is at threat of closure due to lack of funds. Somehow, this pre-teen read manages to cover more social issues than a…
Infinity Nikki is an open world RPG based around being a stylist and dressing your avatar to enter styling competitions. Along the way, you’ll meet new friends who need your help solving mysteries and fighting corruption. First impressions, I expected a tween girl cringefest – so much pink, pretty, cutesy and an initial galaxy sequence…
Those of you familiar with Failbetter Games will recognise their signature style and universe in their latest hit, Mask of the Rose. This installation is much closer to their original Fallen London browser game and as a gothic Visual Novel fan myself, it doesn’t disappoint.
This show is more comedy than drama, and the background characters (especially Ai and Ni) really carry most of it.
Speculative fiction at its finest, The Algo envisions a world where optimisation is everything. The algorithm calculates the perfect ambience, routes, posture, everything. All people have to do is obey and after all, why wouldn’t you? Decision fatigue is a real thing. Citizens are measured by their optimisation scores and the higher the score, the…