I recently checked my “Tea Book” tag and I realised that I have 35 posts in this tag! Even if you assume that some books have two posts (which is pretty rare), it still implies that I read a lot of tea books. So I thought it would be fun to do a post about… Read More Which Tea Book Should You Read?
The lovely Jamie (Lonelygirlbookclub on Instagram) was doing a book swap and I jumped at the chance to try something new. Since I mentioned to her that I wanted to try more SingLit, she sent me Corridors by Alfian Sa’at (and one other book). To be honest, I was pretty scared to read this because… Read More SEA Reading Challenge: Corridor by Alfian Sa’at
Since I had an overall positive experience with The Gambler, I thought it was best to move on to more Dostoyevsky works before I lose steam. This book contains two novellas – Notes from Underground and The Double, and they were both interesting reading experiences. Notes from Underground has a protagonist that gives me strong… Read More Book Review: Notes from Underground and The Double by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
I’ve actually been pretty good with finishing my tea blends so I decided that I can open two new packets this week! This first one is from Bird and Blend Tea Co. and it’s part of their Autumn Sampler Pack. I really like the 20g package because it’s relatively easy to finish but I still… Read More Tea Review: Violet Cream by Bird and Blend Tea Co.
I really enjoyed Shadow on the Crown, the first in the Emma of Normandy trilogy, so when I was offered a review copy of The Steel Beneath the Silk, I jumped at it. I even reread Shadow on the Crown to make sure everything was fresh in my head (it didn’t hurt that the British… Read More ARC Book Review: The Steel Beneath the Silk by Patricia Bracewell
Anthony Horowitz… where have I heard that name before? Oh yeah, I used to read a lot of Alex Rider. It was a bit of a surprise to me when a few years ago, I started hearing Anthony Horowitz’s name in a non-Alex Rider context. And it was a bigger surprise a few weeks ago… Read More Rereading: Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
I think I’m getting better at finishing opened teas before starting new ones because I finished the Jun Chiyabari Oolong and the Tea & Toast blend before opening this. The Nara Native Mountain-grown Sencha is one of the teas from The Tea Crane, run by Tyas Sosen (who also wrote The Story of Japanese Tea),… Read More Tea Review: Nara Native Mountain-grown Sencha from The Tea Crane
After an enjoyable experience reading Sherlock Holmes for the first time, I decided to buy another book by Arthur Conan Doyle (also, the fact that I like this series of covers may have played a role in it). The Adventure of the Six Napoleons and other cases is a baker’s dozen of Sherlock Holmes short… Read More Book Review: The Adventure of the Six Napoleons and Other Cases by Arthur Conan Doyle
I got this (and a few tea samples) as part of The Tea Crane Kickstarter and was super excited to dive into it! For context, I read this after finishing the third report for the Japanese Tea Instructor course, so I was already in the frame of mind where I wanted to learn more about… Read More Tea Book Review: The Story of Japanese Tea by Tyas Sosen
This is my second Detective Kaga book (I previously read Malice) and I think this is what’s going to turn me into a Higashino Keigo fangirl! I mean, I loved the Galileo series, but more for the TV adaptation than the books. Newcomer is a murder mystery – a woman has been found dead in… Read More Book Review: Newcomer by Higashino Keigo
