Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
Have you ever started a book because you thought it was one thing and it turned out to be another? This is what happened to me with The Bone Fire and to be honest, I’m not sure what I feel about this. I thought that The Bone Fire was a fantasy that starts in a… Read More Book Review: The Bone Fire by György Dragomán
This is the other book that I received from my bookswap with Jamie (lonelygirlbookclub)! I mentioned that I liked Japanese fiction and she sent me this – a novel by a Singaporean-British author set in Tokyo and inspired by true crime. What’s Left of Me Is Yours is dual-timeline novel. In the past, unhappily-married Rina… Read More Book Review: What’s Left Of Me Is Yours by Stephanie Scott
I’m planning a mini-series on online courses that I’ve taken in April, but before that, I want to do a mini brain dump about new releases vs older books. As you know, I’ve spent March focuses on rereading books, which means that I’ve been focusing on older books that I already own. This is partly… Read More Discussion Post: Should We Be Supporting New Releases over Backlist/Older Titles?
I’m done with a month of rereading but I’m not done with The Tale of Genji. Despite my best efforts, I’ve only finished 486 pages, which means I’m about one-third of the way through. Today, I managed to finish two chapters: Otome – We start to see a shift away from Genji to his family.… Read More March Rereading Madness: The Last Day
I think I say this about almost every month, but March went by really fast! This is the second last day of the rereading challenge, but given that I’m only halfway through Genji, I’ll probably still continue to reread it in April and beyond. I’ve only finished one more chapter of Genji and we’re back… Read More March Rereading Madness: Day 30
Since our previous book club pick was very dark, we decided to go the opposite way for next book and opted for Annabelle Thong, a Singlit Chic-lit. Personally, I was very excited about this book because I prefer genre fiction to literary fiction, and I want to read more Singlit (and books from SEA authors)… Read More SEA Reading Challenge: Annabelle Thong by Imran Hashim
We’re almost at the end of my self-declared month of rereading! And there are still so many books that I want to read. But, I went to the library last week and got four books, so I’ve gotta start on the new books soon. Anyway, here’s what I’ve read over the last few days: I… Read More March Rereading Madness: Day 29
Hi friends! It’s the end of the week! I’ve got two weekends this coming weekend, so the next time you’ll hear from me will be Sunday night (or Monday night, depending on how intense translating is!). So between last night and today, I have: Finished The Meaning of Night: The fourth section more or less… Read More March Rereading Madness: Day 26
Hi friends! I hope you’ve gotten over your midweek slump. Here’s what I’ve been reading: The Meaning of Night: I’ve finished another three parts and I think I’ll be reading the sequel right after this. It’s been interesting how my opinion of Edward has changed from part 1. Part 1 started with him making a… Read More March Rereading Madness: Day 25
I have reached a new level in my tea journey – people are asking me about tea books! Honestly, I’m really happy about this development because I love tea and reading so this is both my interests combined. And when my friend asked me if I had read The True History of Tea and what… Read More Book Review: The True History of Tea by Victor H Mair and Erling Hoh