Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
I’ve always enjoyed Jane Eyre retellings (even more than the original, for some reason) so when Wendy at Musings of a Bookish Kitty reviewed this, I was intrigued. I was reminded of the book when Wendy did a roundup of all the first lines of books that she read in 2021 and since I wanted… Read More Book Review: The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
So I took a week off from bookish communities lately, to just read and relax without having to think about posting on the blog or Instagram. And you know, it was pretty peaceful! And even though the only thing that I missed in my break was talking to other people about books, actually coming back… Read More Discussion Post: How Important is the Bookish Community to You?
I should have a tag called “accidental rereads”. Before I checked Goodreads, I was very happy about having enjoyed Holy Disorders more than The Moving Toyshop and I was attributing this to finally getting used to Cripsin’s style. But now, I see that I’ve read the book in 2018 and that gives rise to the… Read More Book Review: Holy Disorders by Edmund Crispin
I’m fairly terrible at following series, so I didn’t realise that there was another Below Stairs mystery out until Wendy talked about it on her blog, Musings of a Bookish Kitty and I decided to borrow the book before I forgot about it again. Well, on the train back from Nice, I did a bit… Read More Book Review: Death at the Crystal Palace by Jennifer Ashley
I didn’t think that I read a lot this year, because my reading time has gone down drastically since I started my MBA programme but as it turns out, 2021 was a great year for reading! I reviewed 160 books (and finished rereading The Tale of Genji – more on that later in the post),… Read More 2021 in Books: Favourites + Genji Project
Last book tag of the year!! Abi of Pellinor tagged me in the Dead Famous Readalong Tag (click here to watch her video) and since I’m enjoying the Skulduggery Pleasant series, I decided to answer the tag! The video is embedded in this post, but if you prefer to read my answers, read on! The… Read More Book Tag: The Dead Famous Readalong Tag
I heard about The Cult of We on Bookstagram, and since I have enjoyed the previous business-crime books that I read, I put this on my TBR list. And because my TBR list is a monster by now, I didn’t actually get around to this book until my finance professor assigned us a reading on… Read More Book Review: The Cult of We by Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell
I bought this at the Church fair (along with 5 other books, because it was a buy 5 get 1 free type of deal) because it sounded vaguely familiar and I figured it was one of the books that I’ve always said I wanted to read. But after I started reading it, I found the… Read More Rereading: Lady Audley’s Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Spoiler Alert)
I was looking for at least one Christmas-themed book to read this year and since I enjoy mysteries, this sounded like it was right up my alley! Murder Under the Christmas Tree is a collection of ten classic crime stories, all centered around Christmas. The stories are: The Necklace of Pearls by Dorothy L. Sayers… Read More Book Review: Murder Under the Christmas Tree edited by Cecily Gayford
I received an invitation to review The Key in the Lock because I previously enjoyed The Witchfinder’s Sister (link to my Goodreads review). To be honest, even with such a positive experience, I almost DNF-ed The Key in the Lock because it wasn’t quite what I was expected. But I’m glad I decided to give… Read More Book Review: The Key in the Lock by Beth Underdown