I realised that I haven’t read any mysteries by Candace Robb recently, so I bought one of the Owen Archer mysteries! I’ve previously read The Apothecary Rose, which is the first book in the series, so while The Cross-Legged Knight was a bit of a leap forward (it’s the 8th book in the series), I… Read More Book Review: The Cross-Legged Knight by Candace Robb
So we all know that I like dark stories, especially dark stories with fairies in them (otherwise, I wouldn’t write dark fairytales). You Let Me In, with the promise of fairies that drink your blood, appealed to me instantly. The book definitely fulfilled the promise of dark fairies but I didn’t expect the abuse was… Read More Book Review: You Let Me In by Camilla Bruce
I was going to review the other Sara Tasker course that I bought, but a new season of The Insta Retreat just started and there are quite a few changes so I’m going to go through the course again (for at least one or two more weeks) before I review it. Instead, today I’ll be… Read More Course Review: Supercharge Your Story by FFS Media
So this was my book club’s latest pick! I don’t read much memoir, so I was excited to dive into this! The Cost of Living is what Levy calls a “living memoir”, capturing a period of time after her divorce. So the first thing to note (and this is something the whole book club agreed… Read More Book Review: The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy
Since I had the opportunity to try two new types of Benifuuki (ベニふうき/紅富貴/sometimes written Benifūki) tea, I thought it would be fun (and hopefully educational) to do a deep dive into this cultivar. What is the Benifuuki Cultivar? Developed by the National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science (野菜茶業研究所), the Benifuuki cultivar is a cross… Read More UniversiTEA: A Deep Dive into the Benifuuki tea cultivar
So I’ve read my second Anthony Berkeley book (this time under his pen-name) and wow, he is proving to be one of the most innovative Golden Age Mystery writers that I’ve read! Trial and Error was about a man trying to prove himself guilty, and Before the Fact is a thriller from the perspective of… Read More Book Review: Before the Fact by Francis Iles [Spoilers]
ZeeZee posted about Wyrd and Wonder and it sounded pretty fun so I decided I’ll be dipping my toes into this challenge! It’s definitely going to be a very chill participation (I’m currently looking at doing one blogpost and one instagram post) but I’m still excited for it. But before we begin, don’t forget to… Read More Going for a Chill Wyrd and Wonder 2021
Hi friends! It’s time for my second course review and I’m glad that this is coming out a week after my review of Self-Publishing 101 because I would have felt rather weird to have procrastinated on reviewing a course designed to stop you from procrastinating. So let’s dive in. What is 15 Minute Magic about?… Read More Course Review: 15 Minute Magic by Sara Tasker (MeandOrla)
This is one of the books mentioned in the introduction of The Decagon House Murders, so I was really happy to see that my library had an e-copy of it! The Tattoo Murder Case takes place in post-WWII Japan. Kenzo Matsushita, a young doctor, is at a tattoo competition where he meets and instantly falls… Read More Book Review: The Tattoo Murder Case by Akimitsu Takagi
I’m back with another (and the last) tea made from the Benifuuki cultivar! This is a sencha from Nara and it’s very interesting. According to the booklet, this sencha “is intended to be functional as opposed to simply a delicious tea. The tea leaves used for manufacturing this rather crude looking green tea are from… Read More Tea Review: Benifuuki Sencha from The Tea Crane
