Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
I got this because it’s a historical mystery and it sounded fun. Also, for a minute, I confused it with the play Gas Light because of its title. It’s totally different, though, and I only got tripped up because of the name. The Secrets of Gaslight Lane is the fourth book in a series and… Read More The Secrets of Gaslight Lane by M.R.C Kasasian
I requested this book from NetGalley because a) I love mysteries, b) I like Japan, and c) The idea of a Japanese novelist writing a mystery set in London in 1770 really intrigues me for some reason. Not to mention the fact that this novel has won the 2012 Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize, which means… Read More The Resurrection Fireplace by Hiroko Minagawa
This book has been everywhere, including the front page of the NLB Overdrive page. So I caved in, borrowed the book, and finished it in one day. Warning: I will mark spoiler-ish passages with [SPOILER] because there are parts at the end of the book that I want to talk about. If you want a… Read More Where You’d Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
When I was in Secondary school, I went through a period where I binged lots of true crime books. Even though I don’t read as much of the genre now, I still enjoy them. Unlike many true crime mysteries, which focus on famous cases, Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane is about the… Read More Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane by Paul Thomas Murphy
I’ve started reading my way through my book haul and I thought it would be fun to start with one of the novels. Daughter of the Wolf is set in Northumbria, before the Norman conquest. The book centers around Elfrun, daughter of Radmer of Donmouth. When Radmer is sent to Rome on behalf of his… Read More Daughter of the Wolf by Victoria Whitworth
I am so excited that this book is out!! This is one of the books that I found on WriteOn and I fell in love with it immediately and offered to help out with the Chinese translations (which isn’t a huge contribution but still!!). Since then, WriteOn has closed down and The Ghost has been… Read More The Ghost: Hyperlia Saga Level 1 by Hits
I had this while reading the unabridged version of The Tale of Genji and it was honestly a lifesaver! I’m so glad I managed to find a copy of this and The Tale of Genji at the same time. The Reader’s Guide can be broken into three parts: Part 1 is titled The World of… Read More The Tale of Genji: A Reader’s Guide by William J. Puette
I have finally read the unabridged version! It took quite a while to find, but I finally got a library copy of the Arthur Waley translation. I couldn’t decide which translation to buy, or even if I wanted an unabridged translation to keep so I went for whatever the library had first. The Waley translation… Read More The Tale of Genji (Unabridged Version) translated by Arthur Waley
Overwhelmed is one of those books that I came across by accident. I was visiting the new library@haborfront when I saw this being displayed. I’ve been feeling tired lately and the thought that it might because of I’m overwhelmed rather than being in a depressive state was a nice one (jury’s still out on which… Read More Overwhelmed by Brigid Schulte
I heard about this book from a recent episode of The Indicator and it sounded interesting enough that I went out and immediately borrowed it. Although I’ve been a bit skeptical of personal finance books since reading Pound Foolish, the advice here is pretty different. First though, let me tell you who I think this… Read More The Dumb Things Smart People Do With Their Money by Jill Schlesinger