Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
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
When my friend told me that Trump’s niece wrote a tell-all book, I immediately searched for it on the library. Thankfully, the NLB bought e-copies ASAP and I managed to read the book! Too Much and Never Enough is a pretty short book that helps why Donald Trump is the way he is, but also… Read More Book Review: Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. Trump
I picked up this book because it’s said to be one of Tey’s best works, and all you really need to know is that there are imposters and people who resemble horses* in it. Named after its protagonist, Brat Farrar is the story of how Brat comes to become Patrick Ashby, the heir to the… Read More Book Review: Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey