Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
Thank you Em from A Geeky Jock for constantly talking about Jackaby because that kept it on the top of my TBR list, which meant that I managed to read book two only one and a half years after I read book one. As with the first book, Beastly Bones is an extremely fun read… Read More Book Review: Beastly Bones by William Ritter
The Inspector Maigret mysteries were recommended me by my friend, Warren, and since I intend to read at least a few books in the series, I decided to start with the first. Pietr the Latvian was a strange novel. It starts with Inspector Maigret getting word that a notorious conman, the titular Pietr, has been… Read More Book Review: Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon
I must be in a thriller mood* because I’ve finished another one – Perfect Little Children (also known as Haven’t They Grown) by Sophie Hannah. Perfect Little Children has a premise that grabbed me immediately: Unable to resist her curiosity, Beth takes a detour to her ex-best friend, Flora’s, house. It’s been twelve years since… Read More Book Review: Perfect Little Children by Sophie Hannah
Recently, I heard about this website called BookXcess from someone on Bookstagram. BookXcess is a Malaysia bookstore that sells remaindered books – meaning that while you can’t find the latest releases there, you can find a lot of older titles at great prices. Obviously, I can’t pass up a good book bargain so I made… Read More My BookXcess Online Experience
I am terribly late to the hype (as usual), but I finally read Tall Order, the biography of Goh Chok Tong. Goh Chok Tong is the second prime minister of Singapore and Tall Order is supposed to be the first volume in a two volume series. Since this is Volume One, Tall Order doesn’t try… Read More Book Review: Tall Order by Peh Shing Huei
This is another one of those books that has been languishing on my TBR list for years. I heard about this when it came out because it’s a fantasy set in Singapore and how rare is that? But, I never actually got around to reading it until now, because I heard that the author has… Read More Book Review: The Oddfits by Tiffany Tsao
I have been meaning to read something by Gladys Mitchell since I read Ask a Policeman, all the way back in 2016. Ask a Policeman was a novel by the Detection Club, but since I wasn’t very familiar with all the authors, I didn’t really enjoy the book. Because of that, I made a mental… Read More Book Review: Speedy Death by Gladys Mitchell
Martha Collinson was one of my favourite contestants on Great British Bake Off, so when I found her cookbook on BookXcess, I made an excuse to place an order. I was planning to try as many recipes as possible before writing this review, but one thing led to another and the book is currently in… Read More Cookbook Review: Twist by Martha Collinson
Since I have not managed to get my hands on a copy of Rules for Perfect Murders, I decided to try another one of Peter Swanson’s books: Before She Knew Him. Gotta say, if Rules for Perfect Murders is as interesting as this, I’m definitely going to like it. Before She Knew Him is a… Read More Book Review: Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson
I figured that it’s been some time since I read something by Endo, so when I dropped by Library@Orchard, I decided to borrow the Samurai. A part of me regrets not finding this book earlier because it is such a powerful read (I really think Endo does amazing work when his stories are set in… Read More Book Review: The Samurai by Endo Shusaku