Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
This is one of the books that have been on the TBR for over a year, which… is actually not that long compared to other books. But basically what I wanted to say is that I’ve been meaning to read this for a while! I didn’t borrow Rules for Perfect Murders earlier because I was… Read More Book Review: Rules for Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
It’s been a while since I read a Japanese mystery, and I was pretty excited for this – especially since the cover uses the words “spine chilling”. Set in an ageing apartment for women, most of whom are also pretty elderly by the time the book is set, The Master Key is about a crime… Read More Book Review: The Master Key by Masako Togawa
After a particularly demanding microeconomics course, I thought it would be useful if I read something on how to learn things involving numbers and graphs more efficiently. But even though I picked this book intending to learn from it, A Mind for Numbers exceeded my expectations because the strategies here on how to learn can… Read More Book Review: A Mind for Numbers by Barbara Oakley
I was reading this book while riding the bus with my roommate, and after we got off, she said to me: “I could see you laughing.” Which is totally true, but unfortunately, in the process of explaining the book to her, I realised that a lot of the humour gets lost while you explain it,… Read More Book Review: Right Ho, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
Which of the following would you consider a cult: Soul Cycle Teal Swan Lululemon Heaven’s Gate Lularoe If you answered: “I don’t know, they all use language meant to confuse outsiders and fulfil member’s needs for identity, purpose, and belonging,” congratulations, you don’t have to read this book because you’ve fully grasped what it’s all… Read More Book Review: Cultish by Amanda Montell
“You do not write your life with words, the monster said. You write it with actions. What you think is not important. It is only important what you do.” A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Friends, this book was SO GOOD! I was crying at the end of A Monster Calls, which was not ideal… Read More Book Review: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
I’ve been meaning to read something by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Notes on Grief sounded very interesting. Well, this short book (well, it’s more like an essay) has made me want to read more of her work! “I finally understand why people get tattoos of those they have lost. The need to proclaim not merely… Read More Book Review: Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I was looking through my Overdrive wishlist when I found this! A true crime story plus author biography mashup sounded interesting, especially since I enjoyed The Man Who Would Be Sherlock. In The Beautiful Cigar Girl, Stashower takes the reader through the murder of Mary Rogers and the literary career of Edgar Allen Poe. Mary… Read More Book Review: The Beautiful Cigar Girl by Daniel Stashower
I’ve never read any Armenian-inspired fantasy – in fact, I can’t remember if I’ve ever read any fiction set in/inspired by Armenia! So when I heard about Rise of the Phoenix, which is basically epic fantasy but set in a world inspired by the culture and history of Armenia, I was immediately intrigued. Rise of… Read More Book Review: Rise of the Phoenix by T. Isajanyan
I’ve had Invisible Women on my TBR list ever since I saw Briana’s review of the book at Pages Unbound, but I’ve postponed reading it for the longest time because I just knew I was going to be angry while reading and I was right. After reading chapter one while waiting for a bus, I… Read More Book Review: Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez