Status Updates From Love in Penang

I've always loved the idea of reading a book set in Malaysia, which is why I would always give Fixi a chance. But I'm not really enjoying this book so far, the first two shorts are so bland.

"It was the first time their hearts had found a place to settle."

"They walked and they walked, and they were happy despite the warming sun, because they were together."

"He was more afraid of the spark being merely another illusion, of having his heart dashed once more, but there was always the reminder that she was coming for him. For once, he was the one who was being chased."

"After which, creasing her nose in disgust at the world's doings, she moved on to a book so large and heavy it could kill not only ten cockroaches at once, but also smash to death a family of mice in their prime."

There sure are a lot of girls dying in this book.