Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
A Pocket Full of Rye is one of the first Miss Marple mysteries that I’ve read in a long time. While I’m a Christie fan, I tend to favour Poirot’s stories. But, I’m running out of new Poirot’s mysteries and decided to try a Miss Marple; I was surprised by how fun it was! In… Read More A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie
I loved the first book of the Kat Holloway series, so when I read about the second book over at Literary Feline, I just knew I had to read it. Luckily, the library already had the second book in ebook format and I managed to check it out immediately. Scandal Above Stairs doesn’t start with… Read More Scandal Above Stairs by Jennifer Ashley
I’m trying to start reading more fairytales, in hopes that it will inspire me to start writing again. Since I have very little experience with Scottish fairytales, I thought this book would be a good way to read a few of them! Scottish Folk and Fairytales is a collection of Scottish fairy tales, both ancient… Read More Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales: From Burns to Buchan by Gordon Jarvie
This book was a large reason why I finally read Jane Eyre – a serial killer satire of Jane Eyre sounded amazing. The peek that Wendy at Literary Feline gave into the book intrigued me and I decided that I had to read it. Jane Steele is a big fan of Jane Eyre. However, she… Read More Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye
I’ve had a slight increase in interest in Shakespeare ever since last year when we visited Stratford-upon-Avon and the Globe in London. So when I saw this book on Anne Hathaway, I decided to request a copy. As with Shakespeare, we know very few details about Anne Hathaway’s life, which makes it very easy for… Read More Imagining Shakespeare’s Wife by Katherine West Scheil
I’ve been wanting to learn more about Chinese tea, so when I found out that the library had this, I decided to check it out! Chinese Tea is a fairly short introduction to tea and its relation to Chinese culture, with the following chapters: Preface: A quick discussion on the origin and history of tea.… Read More Chinese Tea by Liu Tong
I’ve finally finished Jane Eyre! I am, as usual, embarrassingly behind the times. So a little history about my experience with this book. By the time my two youngest siblings were born, my parents had twigged onto the fact that I liked books and got me one new book for each new sibling (to help… Read More Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Continuing on my quest to read as many tea books as possible, I found The Story of Tea at the library! Written by two tea traders, The Story of Tea claims to be a “cultural history and drinking guide.” The first chapter is called “A Brief History of Tea”, though it’s pretty comprehensive to me.… Read More The Story of Tea by Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss
I first heard about this book from NPR’s article “From Raucous To Ritzy: A Brief History Of Christmas Tea” (would recommend this if you want to know about more about how Christmas tea came about!). The book sounded interesting and since the NLB had it, I decided to borrow it. Unfortunately, I didn’t realise how… Read More A Thirst for Empire by Erika Rappaport
This was probably one of the first histories of tea that I read and the reason I know the difference between low tea and high tea (leading to the realisation that most restaurants in Singapore use the phrase ‘high tea’ wrongly). So obviously I had to revisit this book, if only to refresh my memory.… Read More Tea: The Drink that Changed the World by Laura C. Martin