Alternative post title: Oh wow I need to buy a copy of this + The Book of Heroes for myself because this is AMAZING I read Brave Stories years ago and really enjoyed it, but as is quite usual for me, never really bothered to check if Miyuki Miyabe wrote anything else. So imagine my… Read More Book Review: The Gate of Sorrows by Miyuki Miyabe
I finished part two of A Thirst for Empire today, so if I keep up this pace, I’ll be able to finish the last third of the book by tomorrow! It’s supposed to be a public holiday, but I don’t know if I’ll need to do some work so we’ll see. Part Two is titled… Read More Daily Reading: 24th May//A Thirst for Empire (Part 2)
This weekend has been a chocolate-filled one as I made not one, but two chocolate-based bakes! It’s also a bit tricky for me to do this because while my dad and I love sweet stuff, my mum is the sort that says dark chocolate is too sweet so making something that pleases everyone is difficult.… Read More Stay at Home Bakes #5: Chocolate Bakes
Since I’m done with A Social History of Tea, I decided to move on with the next tea book: A Thirst for Empire. This is probably one of the ‘serious’ books about tea that I first read and it really sparked a thirst for more research into tea for me. Today, I read Part 1:… Read More Daily Reading: 23rd May//A Thirst for Empire (Part 1)
I had two meetings last night and was so sick of the computer that I didn’t have the mental energy to write, but tonight, I baked (finally!!) and am actually feeling pretty good because I thought I failed but I did not. I’m also done with A Social History of Tea (waiting time for the… Read More Daily Reading: 22nd May//A Social History of Tea (Part 2)
After an enjoyable experience reading A Shilling for Candles, I was on the look out for more Inspector Grant mysteries. I happened to find a copy of The Man in the Queue in a second hand bookstore (before the lockdown) and since it was only $2, I snapped it up. The Man in the Queue… Read More Book Review: The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey
It’s time for tea (books)! The first of the three that I plan to read is A Social History of Tea by Jane Pettigrew and Bruce Richardson! So far, I’ve read up to the 17th and 18th centuries. I’m going to be pausing my reading of The Tale of Tea for the time being because… Read More Daily Reading: 20th May//A Social History of Tea (Part 1)
Joining in the tradition of “Jane Eyre-inspired books that I liked more than the original text” (scandalous, I know) is My Plain Jane, the second in the The Lady Janies series. This got on my radar when The Orangutan Librarian did a fun review of the book and then got kicked to the top of… Read More Book Review: My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, and Brodi Ashton
I have no idea why I didn’t think of Jacqueline Wilson when I started this rereading project because I realised that I’ve reread both The Illustrated Mum and Lola Rose many times over the years. In fact, I love Lola Rose so much that I own two editions of the book – the English and… Read More Daily Reading: 19th May//Lola Rose
After I made that Earl Grey Gin & Tonic, I was inspired to continue playing with tea and tonic water (that and I still had a bottle of tonic water to finish before it goes flat). So I decided to try out some non-alcoholic versions! I chose six teas and steeped them in 50ml of… Read More Tea and Tonic Experiments
