Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
It’s been a while but I got another book from Kickstarter! Illustrated by Rowyn Ellis, Here Be Dragons is a beautiful book that collates various dragon stories and carvings from across England. Here Be Dragons opens with a substantial introduction to dragons, where they are found, and what they could possibly be. The introduction is… Read More Book Review: Here Be Dragons by Ralph Whitlock
One of my book club friends recommended this book – I can’t remember why but I think it was about compelling books with unlikeable protagonists. And you know what? This totally fit the genre, but also with very timely social commentary. Just note, some of my thoughts may hint at spoilers, so if you want… Read More Book Review: Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
Happy New Year, my friends! I wrote a bit about how my year started on substack (on my phone, basically) which explains why I was absent. But now that I have some time, I thought I would finally post this book I read in December 2025. I chanced upon this book and thought it sounded… Read More Book Review: A Disappearance in Fiji by Nilima Rao
I heard about The Notebook from a newsletter and a book about the history of the notebook sounded quite interesting, especially since I have three unused notebooks in my house (and probably more at my parents’ house, not to mentioned all the half-filled notebooks!). In fact, the only notebook that I’m probably on the way… Read More Book Review: The Notebook by Roland Allen
I bought this book pretty impulsively, thinking that it was going to be a nice coffee table book with lots of pictures of teacups, but I was so impressed by what I got that I had to do a review of this! If you remember, a long time ago, I reviewed A Tale of Tea… Read More Tea Book Review – Steeped in History: The Art of Tea edited by Beatrice Hohenegger
So recently, I came across an old post (from 2020!!) that I wrote about series that I wanted to read more of and was mildly horrified at myself because out of the eight series I listed, I’ve only finished one and that’s the Jackaby series. Since I was going to be in the vicinity of… Read More Book Review: The Shadow of the Empire by Qiu Xiaolong
It seems like I’m reading a book from the Midsomer Murders series once every two years, which probably tracks with all the other series that I want to continue reading but always forget to do so. A Ghost in the Machine follows the inhabitants of Forbes Abbot. It all starts when Carey, Mallory’s aunt, passes… Read More Book Review: A Ghost in the Machine by Caroline Graham
It’s finally happened: A Louise Penny book that I did not immediately give five stars to, although after reading the whole book, I found that I liked it more than my initial impression. I’m going to try and avoid big spoilers but given how vague the summary is, I’m not sure if it’s possible. So…… Read More Book Review: The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
I am obviously not going to pass on a book about books, so I was very excited to read The Book Makers and quite determined to share my review with my fellow book lovers! Through 11 chapters, The Book Makers explores the lives of 18 individuals and the various facets connected to a book, including:… Read More Book Review: The Book Makers by Adam Smyth
After my really good experience with Moominpapa at Sea, I decided to borrow another Moomin book when I went to the library. This time, I selected Moominland Midwinter, completely randomly. In Moominland Midwinter, Moomintroll wakes up midway through the winter hibernation only to find that he can’t go back to sleep! Awake and a little… Read More Book Review: Moominland Midwinter by Tove Jansson