Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
We’re almost one-third of the way through! Today was a fairly good reading day because I decided to bake bread and basically just read while the bread was baking. I find bread to be rather tricky, so I’m glad that this one went well! It’s actually pretty easy to make and I can see myself… Read More March Rereading Madness: Day 9
Hello friends! So on my theoretical ‘I’d like to reread this in March’ list, I have Of Bees and Mist, but I’ve just not been feeling it so instead of starting that book, I have decided to reread… The Famous Five Volume 2! I really like this 3-volume series because they use the same illustrations… Read More March Rereading Madness: Day 8
I have an impression that this isn’t my first Adam Dalgliesh novel ever, but it’s definitely my first in a long time. Since I enjoyed The Mistletoe Murder, I wanted to read a full-length mystery starring Dalgliesh. I didn’t expect it to be quite this long (its 594 pages for my edition!) but I ended… Read More Book Review: Devices and Desires by P.D James
Hi friends! I am back! Remember how I talked about that article that was giving me stress? Well, I not only finished it, I finished it early enough that it has now been published on the Japan Rail Cafe blog! It’s all about Sayama tea and the Tocha game and if you’re interested in Japanese… Read More March Rereading Madness: Day 7
I’ve been hearing a lot about this book but because of the subject matter, I’ve always been a bit scared to read it. And then it was picked as my book’s club next book. My Dark Vanessa is the story of Vanessa, from Vanessa’s point of view. Her life at thirty-two isn’t great – she’s… Read More Book Review: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Hello friends! It is Day 3 of March and I’m already feeling overwhelmed. Not with the reading, but all the ancillary aspects (basically the blogging stuff). This is what I read today: Annabel Thong by Imram Hashim – This is not a reread, but a new one! It’s the book club pick for the next… Read More March Rereading Madness: Day 3 (and apologies in advance)
Hello friends! It is Day 2 and I managed to finish the Princess Bride and a whole book!! And go to a cafe to persuade them to do a tea webinar so I feel like a lot of progress has been made. In terms of what I read: The Princess Bride – This was fun,… Read More March Re-Reading Madness: Day 2
Hi friends! You may have noticed that today’s book review appeared a few hours earlier than normal. That’s because I’ve decided to make March a month for rereading! And as with the previous month of rereading last May, I’m aiming to focus on rereading books that I already own and updating everyone about it. Some… Read More March Re-Reading Madness: Day 1
Before we begin: this review will have mild spoilers because of things I want to talk about, so if you want to avoid all of that, please skip this post. I somehow missed Rebecca’s first review of this series, but her review of the second book, Perfect Prey, caught my eye and I decided to… Read More Book Review: Perfect Remains by Helen Fields
So… I’ve somehow joined a real life bookclub, which is exciting because I get to talk to people about books in real time! I couldn’t make it to the first meeting, but someone chose Agatha Christie as the second book so I am already feeling very positive about this group of people! Even if I… Read More Rereading: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie