Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
This is the last book that I bought at the church bazaar, and unsurprisingly, I’m regretting not getting more! But a friend did loan me two of her books, so I still have those and a lot of ebooks to read. I remember reading and really enjoying The Shadow of the Wind (Goodreads Review), so… Read More Book Review: The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
I should really consider just picking up the next Skulduggery Pleasant book whenever I feel like I’m not reading enough because the books are so fun that I somehow find time to read them (as soon as I start. If it’s just on my bookshelf, it can sit for a while. Funny how spare time… Read More Book Review: The Faceless Ones by Derek Landy
So I impulsively borrowed this for the train ride home from Bordeaux but it turned out to have an unexpected connection to the city! Turns out that the trial (or trials) at the Center in this book were held there. The Bettencourt Affair is about Liliane Schueller Bettencourt, the daughter of the founder of L’Oreal;… Read More Book Review: The Bettencourt Affair by Tom Sancton
I find that thriller/mysteries are great for train rides because they are fairly quick to read and entertaining. Taken has been on my TBR list for quite a while and since I had a long train ride back to Nice, I thought this was a good book to kill time with! Taken starts with an… Read More Book Review: #Taken by Tony Parsons
I’m pretty sure that I’ve read this a long time ago, but this was before I started writing down my reviews so I have absolutely no recollection of what I thought about this the first time I read it. And honestly, this felt like a new-to-me book which I loved so much. The third book… Read More Book Review: The Cruellest Month by Louise Penny
I found this book via Rainienutreads on Instagram and have been wanting to read it since! But I held back for a long time because for some reason, this library book doesn’t synch with my kobo! But eventually, the curiosity was too much and I ended up reading the whole thing on my phone even… Read More Book Review: A Baby’s Bones by Rebecca Alexander
My friend – the friend that asked me to come along to Eze when I first arrived in Nice – has been recommending books by Mary Stewart to me since I met her. However, because the Singapore library does not stock her ebooks (only paper copies) and because Kobo Singapore was trying to charge me… Read More Book Review: Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
Ordinarily, I wouldn’t have ever found this book, let along read it, but when Mamapan (aka Hanfugirl) asks you to read something, you read it. And I’m glad she recommended this book because I never realised how many women have been unfairly classified as prostitutes throughout history. As the title makes it clear, Freewomen, Patriarchal… Read More Book Review: Freewomen, Patriarchal Authority, and the Accusation of Prostitution by Stephanie Lynn Budin
I’ve been listening to the Dark Histories podcast as far back as 2018, so for Christmas 2021, I decided to treat myself to a copy of Dark Histories Season 1! I only got around to reading it this year, but the year is still very young so I consider this book to have jumped most… Read More Book Review: Dark Histories Season 1 by Ben Cutmore
I’ve been hearing good things about Lonely Castle in the Mirror on Instagram and I’m so glad that I read it because it is amazing! Honestly, I was captivated from the first page! Lonely Castle in the Mirror is a touching fantasy about the power of community. Kokoro has been unable to go to school… Read More Book Review: Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura