I bought this book mostly because I was intrigued by the fact that it was “judged best detective novel by Agatha Christie.” I really enjoy Christie’s mysteries so I was eager to see what she considered good. The story starts when Simon stumbles across his brother, Oliver’s, body in his office. You might think this… Read More Book Review: My Brother’s Killer by D.M. Devine
I can’t remember how this book got on the radar but I’m sure the combination of fantasy and books had a big part to do with it. And when I was browsing at the library recently, I came across book two in the series, which reminded me that I had never read book one! So… Read More Book Review: The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
I watched the latest of the Poirot movies starring Kenneth Branagh and I have to say, this was my favourite one! While I enjoyed Murder on the Orient Express, I thought it had a bit too much backstory that was not really canon (or was that the second movie?). Death on the Nile, on the… Read More A Haunting in Venice – The Best Adaptation is No Adaptation
I am back! And very tired from my trip – I’m hoping to be able to make one or two posts about it within the month but for now, please enjoy a book review. It is very hard for me to resist a book about books. Especially a book by various writers on books and… Read More Book Review: Shelf Life by Alex Johnson
And so we come to the fourth book in the Dark is Rising sequence. The first two books were a little uneven in tone – a more childish Blyton-esque fantasy and a more darker, sombre one, but by The Grey King, the series has found its stride and has become even more exciting. Not that… Read More Book Review: The Grey King by Susan Cooper
I found this book from the Articles of Interest series on American Ivy/Preppy style and immediately borrowed it because it sounds very cool. And I was pleased to find that while this book also talks about a lot of the events that the podcast does, it also goes into detail on subcultures not mentioned in… Read More Book Review: Ametora by W. David Marx
I’ve actually been making good progress with my Lupicia tea samples – probably because I’ve started drinking it in the office and forgetting about the photos. So here’s the first ever text-only review of 4 Lupicia teas. Jiyugaoka Earl Grey:This was described as an Earl Grey with yuzu. I thought I could smell the yuzu… Read More Lupicia Quick Tea Reviews #6
I was scrolling through my TBR list when I came across Rootbound. Since I re-read Rewilding fairly recently, Rootbound’s subtitle: “rewilding a life” appealed to me and I decided to give it a go. Despite its subtitle, Rootbound isn’t about rewilding one’s life in the sense of letting nature take over. Instead, this is a… Read More Book Review: Rootbound by Alice Vincent
I had a few expiring miles recently and instead of letting them go to waste, I decided to convert them into tea! There weren’t too many tea choices so I ended up getting Fortnum & Mason’s Sparkling Tea. It’s a blend of white, green, and black teas and comes with this impressive description: The latest… Read More Tea Review: Fortnum & Mason’s Sparkling Tea
I’ve finally read this book! My friend who lent it to me has been raving about it for a while, and since I know nothing about footbinding, I was interested in learning more. Cinderella’s Sisters is a “revisionist history of footbinding”. The author, Dorothy Ko, applies the term “revisionist” to her history because she doesn’t… Read More Book Review: Cinderella’s Sisters by Dorothy Ko
