Uptown Oracle

Genre: Magical Realism

  • The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang – A Whimsical Journey into Life’s Choices

    The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang – A Whimsical Journey into Life’s Choices

    The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang presents an intriguing, magical premise that promises to whisk readers away into a whimsical world full of fantastical elements. Set in the mysterious Rainfall Market, the novel explores the idea of changing your life completely by choosing a new one. The story follows Serin, a lonely young woman who,…

  • You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao: A Heart-Wrenching Tale of Love, Loss, and Letting Go

    You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao: A Heart-Wrenching Tale of Love, Loss, and Letting Go

    You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao is a poignant debut that explores the complexities of grief, love, and the struggle to let go. The story follows Julie, a seventeen-year-old girl who finds herself lost after the sudden death of her boyfriend, Sam. When she unexpectedly reconnects with him through a mysterious phone call, Julie gets…

  • Uptown Oracle Reads… The Inconceivable Life of Quinn

    I received The Inconceivable Life of Quinn* by Marianna Baer as an e-book from the publisher via Netgalley. This is an unbiased and honest review. A sense of magic in an otherwise normal world was… strange. Especially since it arrived at a fairly late part of the book. Although I enjoy fantasy books filled with magic, this book didn’t…