I was looking through my Overdrive wishlist when I found this! A true crime story plus author biography mashup sounded interesting, especially since I enjoyed The Man Who Would Be Sherlock. In The Beautiful Cigar Girl, Stashower takes the reader through the murder of Mary Rogers and the literary career of Edgar Allen Poe. Mary… Read More Book Review: The Beautiful Cigar Girl by Daniel Stashower
So I coincidentally finished another roll of Gudak photos a month after the previous one. And since I wanted to write a short update post saying: “hey, I’m leaving on a school trip and only have two scheduled posts, so you may not see me as much” (this is the whole update), I thought I’d… Read More Another Month in Photos
Hi friends! Last week, I talked about what sustainable/ethical tea means and this week, I’m very excited to bring you the first sustainabiliTEA profile! In each of these profiles, I will be introducing you to one farm (and possibly brands as well), and we’re going to talk about how they’re helping the planet and the… Read More SustainabiliTEA: Hachimanjyu Tea Farm
I’ve never read any Armenian-inspired fantasy – in fact, I can’t remember if I’ve ever read any fiction set in/inspired by Armenia! So when I heard about Rise of the Phoenix, which is basically epic fantasy but set in a world inspired by the culture and history of Armenia, I was immediately intrigued. Rise of… Read More Book Review: Rise of the Phoenix by T. Isajanyan
I’m fairly hopeful that the season of regular-ish tea reviews is back because I’ve received quite a bit of tea in the last two weeks and I’m really excited to make my way through them! Today, I’m doing a review of Nepal Mystic, which was given to me by Warren! I’m always excited for teas… Read More Tea Review: Nepal Mystic by TeaHaus
I’ve had Invisible Women on my TBR list ever since I saw Briana’s review of the book at Pages Unbound, but I’ve postponed reading it for the longest time because I just knew I was going to be angry while reading and I was right. After reading chapter one while waiting for a bus, I… Read More Book Review: Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
So, we went back to Grasse the next day, just so that we wouldn’t waste our money. The Fragonard Fabrique des Fleurs factory is outside the city of Grasse, roughly 2.8km from the Fragonard factory within Grasse. It’s located downhill, which makes for an easy 30 min walk to the factory but a harder walk back… Read More Grasse Trip #2: Attending a Perfume Workshop conducted in French!
I really, really did not intend to go to Grasse two days in a row. But things happened and here we are. But before I go into why I went to Grasse twice in a row, let’s go back to the start. Because my class schedule changes every week, there are times where I have… Read More Grasse Trip #1: Exploring the Town + A Mistake
This book has been on my TBR list for a really long time, but somehow I never picked it up until now, when I was craving for a quick and easy read. Archibald and the Blue Blood Conspiracy is a mystery set in a boarding school. Shortly before the new term starts, Archibald, the second… Read More Book Review: Archibald and the Blue Blood Conspiracy by Shermay Loh
Hello friends! It’s probably not surprising to you that I’ve been talking to some of my coursemates about tea. Add a class on business ethics to this and I was like “I NEED to write a post about sustainable and ethical tea.” So first question: Is there a difference between sustainable’ and ethical tea? Short… Read More UniversiTEA: What is Ethical/Sustainable Tea?
