Now that I’m done with rereading the unabridged version of The Tale of Genji, I thought it would be interesting to make one mega-post about the book. I hope that after you read this, you’ll have an idea of what this book is about, why you should/shouldn’t read it, and know where to find lots… Read More A Beginner’s Guide to The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu
Since COVID-19 looks like it will be endemic, I thought it would be useful to know a bit more about pandemics in general. Which is why the book Plagued by John Froude attracted my attention – I thought it would be useful. As its title says, Plagued is a book about plagues and it covers:… Read More Book Review: Plagued by John Froude
I probably shouldn’t have read this because I haven’t read The House of Silk, but I heard this was not a direct sequel and Moriarty was on sale so… I bought it and have absolutely no regrets. Moriarty takes place straight after Conan Doyle’s The Final Problem, with both Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty presumed dead.… Read More Book Review: Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz
I haven’t taken part in a blog tour in years because I hate scheduling posts (and this tour is on Instagram!), but I made an exception for The Case of the Murderous Dr Cream because it’s historical true crime and I’ve never heard of Dr Cream before. Thomas Neill Cream was a Canadian born in… Read More Book Review: The Case of the Murderous Dr Cream by Dean Jobb
I heard about this book when Em from A Geeky Jock reviewed it and since I am a sucker for cosy mysteries, I decided that I really want to read it. As you can guess from the title, the stars of this book are the members of the Thursday Murder Club. Initially, Elizabeth, Ibrahim, Ron,… Read More Book Review: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
I’ve been in the mood for a thriller and this was in my overdrive wishlist so it was a perfect fit! In The Perfect Couple, Gemma comes home from a work trip to find that her husband Danny has vanished. Naturally, she reports this to the police. DCI Helena, on the other hand, is investigating… Read More Book Review: The Perfect Couple by Jackie Kabler
You know how people say never to judge a book by its cover? I totally judged this book by this cover. I borrowed The Art of Making Memories because I thought it looked pretty and expected a short, light read on how to capture memories. And while the tone of the book was as light… Read More Book Review: The Art of Making Memories by Meik Wiking
Updated 21/7/2024 So you’ve read all of Jane Austen’s novels… now what? Among the Janeites reminded me of just how active the Jane Austen fandom is, so I thought it would be fun to put together an Austen-focused book recommendation post! I’ll be linking to my full reviews of the books and otherwise stated, these… Read More Get Your Austen Fix: Books Related to Jane Austen
Despite the fact that I’m a huge fan of Japanese tea, I’ve only attended a tea once, as part of my finishing school course. With the brashness of youth, I agreed to be the 正客 (main guest) and with a lot of prompting from the teachers and guest lecturers, somehow made it through the ceremony.… Read More Book Review: Every Day a Good Day by Noriko Morishita
I heard about Every Heart a Doorway when Sam from The Book in Hand wrote a post about 7 atmospheric books to read and I thought it sounded really good! It took a little while, but I finally got around to reading this. Every Heart a Doorway is a novella about children who have fallen… Read More Book Review: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
