Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
This is one of those books that I thought was about one thing (A) but it was actually about another (B) but B turned out to be so interesting that I didn’t mind that it wasn’t about A. At first, I thought that City of Light, City of Poison was going to be about La… Read More Book Review: City of Light, City of Poison by Holly Tucker
Looking back at my old blog, I’ve had this book since 2010, which makes it ten years old (and explains the yellowed pages). I don’t think I’ve reread it since then because while I remember enjoying the story, it’s also very long – 703 pages to be exact! Even with illustrations and the occasional large… Read More Rereading: The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers
If you know me, you know that I never do monthly wrap-ups (which I guess is why this one is late?) but last month was kind of unusual and I wanted to talk about it! Last month, I focused exclusively on books that I had read before, from childhood favourites to books on my shelf… Read More What I’ve Learnt from a Month of Rereading
When my sister found out that my cell group is focusing on community, she recommended that I read her copy of God’s New Community, which she left behind when she moved to New Zealand. God’s New Community looks at various New Testament verses and expounds on what Church really mean. It’s not a building but… Read More Book Review: God’s New Community by Graham Beynon
A little while ago, I managed to come up with ten book and tea pairings – different types of tea I recommend for specific books! The full list is available as a PDF for friends on my newsletter, but I thought I’d share three pairings here today! Mystery: Death in Kew Gardens by Jennifer Ashley… Read More 3 Book & Tea Pairings
I was trying to find something that I knew I would enjoy when I realised that I have not read anything by George MacDonald ever since I finished The Lost Princess in 2018! That’s a pretty long time so I thought that it was high time I remedied the situation. I managed to find a… Read More Book Review: The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
What makes the English village so unique? Why does have have such a romanticised image in the minds of so many people (including me, although I’m not even a citizen of the UK)? And is it really dead? In The Village News, Tom Fort visits twenty-two villages in England and declares that the village isn’t… Read More Book Review: The Village News by Tom Fort
I’ve been wanting to try more Wodehouse that isn’t about Wooster and Jeeves, and since I couldn’t find any Uncle Fred stories, I decided to try reading more about Ukridge. As it turns out, while I enjoyed the Dog College story in Jeeves and the Yule-tide Spirit, reading a book of stories about Ukridge has… Read More Book Review: Ukridge by P.G. Wodehouse
This was the last story I finished before the May Reread project began but I’m not sure when this will be coming out. But either way, I heard about this way before I read it, when Trinna Writes talked about it on Instagram. Story Girl follows a group of children: Felix and Beverly, brothers who… Read More Book Review: The Story Girl by L. M. Montgomery
There are many things to study when it comes to tea. Even if we’re just looking at tea history, we can choose to focus on tea in China, tea in Japan, tea in England, tea in America, tea in India, etc. I’m still looking for books on the history of tea in various countries, but… Read More UniversiTEA: 3 Books to learn about Tea in the UK (and America!)