Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
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
Warning: Spoilers for the previous books in this review. Please skip if you hate spoilers and are going to start this series. Do you think that spending too long away from a series can make you fall out of love with it? Because while I enjoyed this instalment of the Flavia de Luce series, I… Read More The Grave’s a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley
I guess my UK-trip inspired interest in history is still continuing because I just finished She-Wolves by Helen Castor. After the death of Edward VI, England faced the prospect of female rule, something they considered unnatural. But as Castor shows, that wasn’t the first time England was in the hands of women. Before the Mary… Read More She-Wolves by Helen Castor
I’m finally back with my World of Genji project research! This isn’t strictly about Heian Japan, but it is about the relationship between Japanese and Chinese culture, which is one of the things that I want to look at. Although the title specifically mentions China and Japan, the history of these creatures covers a few… Read More Creatures Real and Imaginary in Chinese and Japanese Art by Walther G. Von Krenner
After reading Anne Boleyn: A King’s Obsession, I decided that I should read one of Alison Weir’s nonfiction books ASAP, before I forget that I wanted to do so (so many books on my TBR list are languishing there because I did not read them ASAP). Katherine Swynford sounded interesting, especially since I know nothing… Read More Katherine Swynford by Alison Weir