Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
We’re back in the world of Fairacre! I really enjoyed my first Wodehouse and it’s gentle British humour reminded me of another cosy read – the Fairacre series. Sadly, the library didn’t have the next book in the series [insert title] so I had to borrow the next available one. Tyler’s Row introduces what proves… Read More Tyler’s Row by Miss Read
Quick questions: When do you use the acronym ‘lol’? Is there are different between ikr and IKR? When did we start using the phrase “it be” How many crying/laughing emojis do you use? Why? Is the Internet ruining the English language? Well, if you’ve ever thought about these questions, or even if you haven’t but… Read More Because Internet by Gretchen McCulloch
I was super excited but a bit nervous to be starting the latest book in the Kat Holloway series. Excited because I’ve loved every one of the books in this series, but nervous because I read Flavia de Luce a while back and realise that I fell out of love with it and what if… Read More Death in Kew Gardens by Jennifer Ashley
Last year, my dad started celebrating Christmas in November when he realised that Panetone was available for sale and started snapping them up. This year, I’m ‘starting Christmas’ (used verrrrry loosely) even earlier this year with my first Christmas read: Jeeves and the Yule-tide Spirit. I’m not sure why I picked this up, given that… Read More Jeeves and the Yule-tide Spirit by P.G. Wodehouse
We’re on Day 3 of NaNoWriMo and 440 words away from being on track. So far, I’m working on a zombie Singapore story (I don’t think it’s dystopian in the sense that it’s not really about survival. It just happens that there are zombies and it has to be managed) and so far the story… Read More NaNoWriMo Week 1: Is the 2019 Storybundle Worth It?
I saw this book while browsing in the library (yay serendipity!) and since I’ve been reading more about English history this year, I thought it would be nice to grab a historical mystery. One Corpse Too Many takes place in a monastery in the summer of 1138, as Brother Cadfael discovers that there is one… Read More One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters
I shouldn’t even have to explain why I borrowed this because I mean… the moment I saw this in Tampines Regional Library (cool library but on the other side of the world Singapore) I immediately picked it up and borrowed it. This isn’t a collection of ghost stories or a novel about ghosts – instead,… Read More The Ghost: A Cultural History by Susan Owens
I’m back with my re-read of the Percy Jackson series! According to Goodreads, I’ve actually read all five books in the Percy Jackson and the Olympian series, but I’m enjoying the re-read so I’ll probably just continue on. This second book in the series starts with Percy having a pretty good year. Sure, he doesn’t… Read More The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
I’m back with another book of myth and legends! I actually have one more book coming via Kickstarter soon-ish, but I needed to feed my need for old tales and this has been on my Overdrive TBR list for quite some time. Tales of Britain is a collection of 77 tales from Britain, Scotland, and… Read More Tales of Britain by Jem Roberts
You cannot tell me that there’s a book about the history of the workplace and not expect me to read it – I may have given up on history after O Levels but I love reading about the history behind things we take for granted (if you have any book reccs, let me know!). As… Read More Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace by Nikil Saval