I meant to read this around the same time I read The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr, but I didn’t feel like depressing myself twice in a row and got distracted with other books. Recently, though, a friend of mine commented that she sees a disconnect between the overly-macho culture that exists… Read More Book Review: Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes du Mez
Hey friends! I’m finally opening the second tea I got from Seoul, which means that soon I can go back and open the sencha I got last year. This is a black tea that I came across while just walking around and wanted to give it a go. Unfortunately, I don’t read any Korean. All… Read More Tea Review: Black Tea from Daae Tea House
I heard about this book when two people at the book swap recommended it. Alas, it wasn’t one of the books that was being swapped so instead of getting and reading it immediately, I ended up putting it on my TBR list until I couldn’t ignore it any longer. How Iceland Changed the World is… Read More Book Review: How Iceland Changed the World by Egill Bjarnason
This has been on my TBR for a while (as with most books, tbh) but it’s only been recently that I’ve been in the mood for fantasy. Half a King is a fast-paced tale of revenge as Yarvi, the unexpected king with a withered hand, seeks to take his revenge on his uncle who has… Read More Book Review: Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
It’s no secret that ChatGTP has been the rage, perhaps especially among students who really hate writing essays. But my interest was really only piqued after seeing this blog post about how ChatGPT can be used to help your finances, because one of the suggested methods was to use ChatGPT as a brainstorming tool. Now,… Read More Will ChatGPT Replace Bloggers?
I’ve had this on my TBR list ever since Zeezee talked about it… all the way back in 2021! Luckily, she continued to talk about it even after so it’s always been on my radar, it was just a matter of finding a copy. In the Garden of Spite is a fictional account of a… Read More Book Review: In The Garden of Spite by Camilla Bruce
Here is a book that I’ve owned for a pretty long time and finally got around to reading! Perhaps now, I can make another book haul (or maybe not, I have been so good in not buying more books or teacups). Frankenstein Dreams is a collection of Victorian science fiction stories, some excerpted from longer… Read More Book Review: Frankenstein Dreams edited by Michael Sims
I was reading Krysta’s post on letting readers be readers and you know, not free un-paid marketing tools (this is mostly for those of us active on bookish internet/social media) and that reminded me of a different post by The Verge on bringing back personal blogging. The argument for personal blogging is that we need… Read More It’s Time to Make Book Blogging (more) Personal
When I was in Korea, we stopped by the 7-eleven near the hotel pretty often. I kept looking at the tea section (as I do in many stores) and eventually, decided to try a 7-eleven brand tea because… I was just curious about how good it could be. The Difference between Brown Rice Green Tea… Read More Tea Review: Brown Rice Green Tea from 7-Eleven Korea
Lying in Wait hooked me with its first line. I mean, take a look at this and tell me you aren’t curious: “My husband did not mean to kill Annie Doyle, but the lying tramp deserved it.” This was was really full of surprises. I thought I was going to read a thriller, but it… Read More Book Review: Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent
