Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
Since this is the advent season, I thought it would be timely to read this beautiful manuscript edition of A Christmas Carol. To my surprise, I realised that I don’t remember the last time I read the original. I’ve definitely got some impression of Scrooge McDuck as Scrooge and I remember the Phua Chu Kang… Read More Book Review: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
I bought this because I am a fan of the Golden Age of Mystery and I like true crime and this book fits into both these categories – it’s a collection of true crime stories written by authors from the Golden Age of Mystery. While Agatha Christie is not in this book, unlike Ask a… Read More Rereading: The Anatomy of Murder by The Detection Club
As corny as it sounds, I’ve literally been waiting to read this Literary Christmas anthology since March, when I got my sister to bring it back to Singapore from the UK for me. So you can just imagine my excitement levels when I finally got to crack open this book (some things need to be… Read More Book Review: A Literary Christmas by the British Library
It’s not that I’m looking for feel-good books for the Christmas season, but this I bumped up The Blessed Child in the TBR stack because: 1) it’s a physical book and 2) I wanted to read it before I finished all the teas in the Quaintly & Co. Tea and Book Box. And also because… Read More Book Review: The Blessed Child by Rosie Goodwin
This is another one of my BookXcess books and I got it mainly because the idea of a history of neighbours sounded intriguing, even if it was about the idea of neighbours in England. Cheek By Jowl is a history of neighbourhoods and the idea of “neighbours” from thirteenth century to present day England. It… Read More Book Review: Cheek by Jowl by Emily Cockayne
I love Discworld and I’ve read Snuff so it was impossible for me not to buy a copy of The World of Poo when I saw it. After all, how can I pass up a chance to find the book that makes Young Sam laugh and which Vimes finds educational? To be honest, I don’t… Read More Book Review: The World of Poo by Felicity Beedle and Terry Pratchett
Advent has started, which means that I’m going to go all-out when it comes to tea! Not that I’ve been holding back, but it’s nice to have a reason to go a little over the top. So this week, I’ll be going through the Bird & Blend Matcha Advent + sharing the one tea that… Read More Tea’s The Season: Advent Matcha + 2020 Sipdown
One of my online friends, Jennifer, wrote a book! And she very kindly sent me a copy because shipping is expensive, so obviously I had to bump it up the TBR list. And totally no regrets because I have not read an Epic Story* in a while. The Long Guest is set post-Tower of Babel,… Read More Book Review: The Long Guest by Jennifer Mugrage
Despite the fact that I bought the book (the word “Jane Austen” was in the title, it’s inevitable), I approached it with some trepidation. I love Austen but I’m not sure how she fits into an advice column – and what if the author attempts to mimic Austen’s style? Thankfully, the book doesn’t go so… Read More Book Review: Jane Austen’s Guide to Modern Life Dilemmas by Rebecca Smith
In early September, I decided to buy a one-off Tea & Book box from Quaintly & Co., because Instagram marketing totally works on me. I’ve never subscribed to a book or tea box before because shipping tends to be really expensive, but £4.99 for shipping sounded okay if it was just once so I used… Read More Trying Quaintly’s Tea & Book Box