When I was younger, I was fascinated by the movie Anastasia. But that’s pretty much where my fascination started and ended – I’ve read one or two books about the last Romanovs, and I’ve read about Catherine the Great, but in general, I’m not familiar with Russian royalty, which is how I completely missed out… Read More Book Review: The Romanov Empress by C.W. Gortner
“Throughout the centuries, lots of women have married princes. It is supposed to be the stuff that fairy tales are made of; a confection of dashing grooms and swooning brides and true love that conquers all. Needless to say, the reality was somewhat different.” From the introduction of The Wives of George IV Now that… Read More Book Review: The Wives of George IV by Catherine Curzon
I’ve read the second book in the Skulduggery Pleasant series and I’m happy to report it’s only taken me a month or so! In my review of the first book, I mentioned that the story reads like the final book in the series. Playing with Fire, on the other hand, is an adventure that sets… Read More Book Review: Playing with Fire by Derek Landy
I hope everyone likes tisanes because most of my unopened teas contain absolutely no caffeine! And yes, this tea is from Slovenia and I’m just getting around to reviewing it. While we were in Bled, a friend of mine told me about this tea shop that she found and of course I had to visit… Read More Tisane Review: Bled Memories by Jasmin Tea House
I didn’t go to Slovenia with the intention of buying a book, but I don’t think anyone is surprised that I have! Especially since books are a huge deal in Slovenia – one thing I remember from the free walking tour is that the figure in the square is not a general but a poet… Read More Book Review: Slovenology by Noah Charney
Hello friends! If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll know that I bought not one, but TWO advent calendars this year!! I was only intending to get the Mariage Frères tea advent calendar, but then I saw a kinder chocolate one in stores and couldn’t resist. I’m actually late on the Kinder calendar because I’ve… Read More ADVENTure: Mariage Frères 2021 Tea Advent Calendar
Have I really taken a month to blog about a short trip? Definitely, because school has been intense. But I should have expected this because most MBA programmes take around two years to complete but my course lasts for ten months. So anyhow, I really, really wanted to write about this ebike tour my friends… Read More Tour Review: Bled E-Bike Tour
I opened NetGalley for the first time in a long time and stumbled across this book. Perhaps it’s because I moved to a new country alone this year, but something about the book caught my eye and compelled me to read it. In The Loneliness Epidemic, Susan Mettes uses data from the Barna Group to… Read More Book Review: The Loneliness Epidemic by Susan Mettes
Hi friends! As you can probably tell, I’ve been enjoying lots of tea from Renegade Tea Estate. Because I’ve been following this tea farm on Instagram, I’ve been very interested in finding out more about how they are making a difference. Who are the Renegade Tea Farmers? Located in Georgia, the Renegade Tea Estate is… Read More SustainabiliTEA: Renegade Tea Estate
A friend of mine talked about this book and it sounded interesting so I decided to check it out! There Is No Good Card For This is a book about how we can respond (and why we should respond) when someone we know meets terrible circumstances. The book is divided into three parts: why we… Read More Book Review: There Is No Good Card For This by Kelsey Crowe and Emily McDowell
