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“It figured that she’d avoided getting nagged to go to law school, only to get nagged to become a vessel for the dead.”

Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

May 24, 2026 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars Jessamyn “Jess” Teoh is feeling aimless and adrift. Born and raised in the USA, she has just moved to Malaysia with her parents, and they’re staying with one of Jess’ aunts while her parents are looking for their own place to stay. Jess is unemployed, broke and hiding the fact that she has a girlfriend in Singapore. Her girlfriend wants her to get a job in Singapore, so they can be together, but Jess keeps lying to her about her job searches. So […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: BIPOC, Black Water Sister, cbr18, family, ghosts, gods, keyword 26, LGBTQIA, malaysia, Malin, paranormal fantasy, Zen Cho

Malin's CBR18 Review No:30 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: BIPOC, Black Water Sister, cbr18, family, ghosts, gods, keyword 26, LGBTQIA, malaysia, Malin, paranormal fantasy, Zen Cho ·
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So not written for me, but that’s maybe the point

Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

September 18, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 22: Uncannon Reason 1 Black Water Sister should be taught: It’s based entirely in the author’s personal background, Malaysian with some Western influence. The story follows Jessamyn/Jess whose legal name is something a lot more culturally specific (it’s only mentioned once and I couldn’t find the bit where Jess mentions it), is a queer woman in her early 20s moving from the US back to Malaysia with her parents because her dad got a job there. I wouldn’t have known this if I hadn’t […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Black Water Sister, cbr13bingo, LGBTQ, malaysia, Zen Cho

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:79 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Black Water Sister, cbr13bingo, LGBTQ, malaysia, Zen Cho ·
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