I was reminded that At the Sign of the Sugared Plum was on my TBR list (thanks for the review, Orangutan Librarian!) when I reread At The House of the Magician. I’m actually pretty thankful I forgot about this last year because I’m not sure if I would be able to read about the black… Read More Book Review: At the Sign of the Sugared Plum by Mary Hooper
It’s fitting that I read And Then There Were None a few weeks before I read The Decagon House Murders, because the latter pays homage to the former, and it was fun to have echoes of the original story in my head while reading it. The Decagon House Murders takes place in two locations –… Read More Book Review: The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
I distinctly remember hearing about this book from one or two of the blogs I follow, but I can’t find your post so thank you to anyone who has recommended this book earlier in the year! I’m a big fan of mysteries and I’m always looking for more translated works, so this book appealed to… Read More Book Review: The Silence of the White City by Eva Garcia Saenz
After hearing so many good things about AB Endacott from Abi of Pellinor, I was beyond thrilled to be able to read Deliverance of the Blessed! The ebooks are, unfortunately, only available on Amazon for now, but Endacott very generously sent me an ebook to read (I was asking if she was planning to make… Read More Book Review: Deliverance of the Blessed by AB Endacott
I’m back with another review of a tea from Satemwa Tea, and then I think I’ll be going back to Japanese tea (and whatever is in the second month of my Tea Crane subscription because I have not touched that). First Impressions The Thyolo Moto Guava OP1 is a black tea smoked with guava leaves,… Read More Tea Review: Thyolo Moto (Guava OP1) by Satemwa Tea Estate
Have you ever started a book because you thought it was one thing and it turned out to be another? This is what happened to me with The Bone Fire and to be honest, I’m not sure what I feel about this. I thought that The Bone Fire was a fantasy that starts in a… Read More Book Review: The Bone Fire by György Dragomán
Since I had three wakoucha (Japanese black teas) from The Tea Crane around AND I was still thinking about Toucha (having translated two toucha sessions), I thought it would be fun to combine the two! The video embedded is pretty much all I planned (although I did not plan to show everyone my messy kitchen)… Read More Trying a Wakoucha Toucha
This is the other book that I received from my bookswap with Jamie (lonelygirlbookclub)! I mentioned that I liked Japanese fiction and she sent me this – a novel by a Singaporean-British author set in Tokyo and inspired by true crime. What’s Left of Me Is Yours is dual-timeline novel. In the past, unhappily-married Rina… Read More Book Review: What’s Left Of Me Is Yours by Stephanie Scott
I’m planning a mini-series on online courses that I’ve taken in April, but before that, I want to do a mini brain dump about new releases vs older books. As you know, I’ve spent March focuses on rereading books, which means that I’ve been focusing on older books that I already own. This is partly… Read More Discussion Post: Should We Be Supporting New Releases over Backlist/Older Titles?
I’m done with a month of rereading but I’m not done with The Tale of Genji. Despite my best efforts, I’ve only finished 486 pages, which means I’m about one-third of the way through. Today, I managed to finish two chapters: Otome – We start to see a shift away from Genji to his family.… Read More March Rereading Madness: The Last Day
