Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
It has been a very long while, but I’m finally back to introduce you to another one of the public libraries in Singapore! This one is located on the 3rd level of the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, our “durians” and performing arts centre. Opened in 2022, this library is the second specialised library… Read More SingLib #5: Library@Esplanade
I’m continuing with the What Katy Did series since I have the first three books! What Katy Did at School is a direct continuation of What Katy Did, and so will have spoilers for the first book. At the end of What Katy Did, Katy has recovered from her prolonged illness and can finally stand… Read More Book Review: What Katy Did at School by Susan Coolidge
“Domestic preoccupation is not a sign of the death of love; it is what we start to get involved with when love has succeeded brilliantly.” Someone on bookstagram recommended this as one of her favourite books from the School of Life. Since I enjoyed How to be Bored, I decided that I had to read… Read More Book Review: The Sorrows of Love by The School of Life
I can’t quite remember why I bought the Katy trilogy (this is a very common refrain with me, perhaps I should stop expecting to remember where I hear about books) but I expect I heard something about it being a childhood classic and wanted to give it a go! What Katy Did is a children’s… Read More Book Review: What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge
One downside to mentally planning what you want to write in a review before you’ve written the review is that you may end up forgetting to write the review. Yes, that’s a lot of words to say: I thought this out in my head but have (probably) forgotten things. But we will see if I… Read More Ostensibly a review of Silent Parade by Higashino Keigo but really I’m comparing the book to the movie
Someone from my IRL book club recommended this book (highly recommended this book, in fact) and despite the fact that I haven’t really read Sci-Fi recently, I decided to give it a go. And wow, this is such a beautifully written book! Recursion is a story about the power of memory. One day, something called… Read More Book Review: Recursion by Blake Crouch
I’m always on the look-out for fantasy based on non-Western cultures and mythologies, so I was really intrigued by City of Brass. Set in 18th century Cairo, City of Brass follows Nahri, a con-woman who accidentally summons Dara, a warrior djinn and realises that she may not be as human as she thought. Well, I… Read More Book Review: The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
This is where I admit that due to my unmanageable TBR list, I have lost track of how I first came to hear about this book. But, I remember why I read it – I really like to read books about writing! Someone told me that Reflections was good and despite me not finishing Howl’s… Read More Book Review: Reflections – On the Magic of Writing by Diana Wynne Jones
As much as I enjoyed The Corset, this was not a binge-able book. Also, I need to be able to vaguely talk about the ending; I won’t give concrete spoilers but if you’re determined not to know anything, please click away now! The Corset is a novel set in Victorian England, centred around the question… Read More Book Review: The Corset by Laura Purcell
It’s time for another Book Club Book Review! I’m not sure how this book was chosen but since I was told that we would HAVE to meet at a restaurant which has great cakes as a character in the book is a baker, I’m guessing someone was in the mood for something sweet. Or a… Read More Book Review: The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth