Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
It’s another Kickstarter book! Anytime I see a Kickstarter for a book on myths, legends, and/or folktales, I just can’t help but back it. Especially if I’m not familiar with those legends. Stories from Saxo is a collection of Norse tales from the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus. His work, Gesta Denorum (Deeds of the Danes)… Read More Stories from Saxo: The Other Norse Myths by Ian Cumpstey
I’m always on the lookout for tea-related books and when I saw Nicole’s review of Infused by Henrietta Lovell over at Tea for Me Please, I was intrigued. I’ve read quite a few nonfiction books about tea and its history, but this is the first time that I’ve read about a memoir about a life… Read More Infused by Henrietta Lovell
As a P&P fan, it’s not a surprise that I would choose to request this book from NetGalley. After all, it’s focuses on Darcy – who inspired Jane Austen to come up with his character and his lasting influence on culture. There’s Something about Darcy is broken into 3 main sections: The first section talks… Read More There’s Something about Darcy by Gabrielle Malcolm
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