Well, this book has been very popular for a long time now and I finally read it, thanks to my boyfriend’s mum who loaned me her copy! I can see why A Man Called Ove is popular – it’s a heartwarming tear-jerker, very much like a feel-good movie. Ove, the titular character in this novel,… Read More Book Review: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Happy Birthday, Singapore! I was going to take today off, but I realised I actually had a Singlit review and decided that today would be the perfect day to post it… even if my review isn’t wholly positive. I saw this book when the library was giving away books and decided to pick it up… Read More Book Review: Spectre by Verena Tay
Hello friends! Are you surprised that I’m back with another sustainabiliTEA profile? This part of the blog has been on hiatus for a while, but when Hanna from Wild Orchard reached out, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to learn more about another tea brand. Wild Orchard is an American-Korea tea brand that focuses on creating… Read More SustainabiliTEA: Wild Orchard Tea
A pretty long while back, my boyfriend was making a few purchases on Amazon and needed to buy one more thing to get free shipping. He asked me if I needed anything and for some reason, I thought: I want another Anthony Berkeley mystery. Berkeley’s mysteries are both inventive and hard to find in the… Read More Book Review: Jumping Jenny by Anthony Berkeley
Although I had quite a few books to read, I couldn’t stay away from the Six Stories series. So I borrowed the third book, Changeling, and was BLOWN AWAY. I am going to be talking about the series so far in general, so I would recommend you click away from this page right now if… Read More [Major Spoilers] Changeling by Matt Wesolowski
Hello hello! I’m back with another review from the Rare Tea subscription. This time, we’re talking about tisanes – which is pretty much okay with me because I need something non-caffeinated. From the Rare Tea website, these Nepalese cherry blossoms come from Jun Chiyabari. Jun Chiyabari is a great garden; I had the chance to… Read More Tisane Review: Nepalese Cherry Blossoms from Rare Tea Company
It took a while but I am back to the Dark is Rising sequence by Susan Cooper! The first book, Over Sea, Under Stone, felt like Enid Blyton with fantasy as we followed the Drew children on holiday as they get pulled into an adventure. The second book shifted to a darker tone pretty abruptly… Read More Book Review: Greenwitch by Susan Cooper
Look at me writing and posting this on the first of the month! I think that’s a mini-achievement in and of itself, given how I can procrastinate on non-work-related matters. I don’t really have much of a preamble this month so let’s dive into the bookish side of things. July in Books July turned out… Read More July in Review
It brought a smile to my face to see that the blurb of the book ended with “this is a rare and joyful book” while the first line of the preface was “Now that I look back, I see that I have written with some anger.” Those are such different emotions that I wonder how… Read More Book Review: The Running Hare by John Lewis Stempel
There’s no good reason why I bought this book, except that I’ve bought and enjoyed a book about the history of neighbours in England and the word “Cream Teas” is in the title. This amusingly named book is a fascinating exploration into the topic of the Britsh on holiday – both domestically and abroad. Divided… Read More Book Review: Cream Teas, Traffic Jams and Sunburn by Brian Viner
