Since I have not managed to get my hands on a copy of Rules for Perfect Murders, I decided to try another one of Peter Swanson’s books: Before She Knew Him. Gotta say, if Rules for Perfect Murders is as interesting as this, I’m definitely going to like it. Before She Knew Him is a… Read More Book Review: Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson
I figured that it’s been some time since I read something by Endo, so when I dropped by Library@Orchard, I decided to borrow the Samurai. A part of me regrets not finding this book earlier because it is such a powerful read (I really think Endo does amazing work when his stories are set in… Read More Book Review: The Samurai by Endo Shusaku
When my friend told me that Trump’s niece wrote a tell-all book, I immediately searched for it on the library. Thankfully, the NLB bought e-copies ASAP and I managed to read the book! Too Much and Never Enough is a pretty short book that helps why Donald Trump is the way he is, but also… Read More Book Review: Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. Trump
For the third year running, Nic, Bekah and I met up to have afternoon tea for my birthday! This time, we decided to go for Skai purely for the aesthetics – their afternoon tea tier looked really good! Skai is located on the 70th floor of Swissôtel, The Stamford, which means that it has amazing… Read More Afternoon Tea @ Skai
I picked up this book because it’s said to be one of Tey’s best works, and all you really need to know is that there are imposters and people who resemble horses* in it. Named after its protagonist, Brat Farrar is the story of how Brat comes to become Patrick Ashby, the heir to the… Read More Book Review: Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey
Continuing on with my review of the teas from my What Cha Haul (link leads to unboxing video), today’s tea is a pretty unusual tea from Sri Lanka! I can’t lie – I bought this tea because the shape of the leaves were so unusual! They’ve been twisted into mini rods and I was wondering… Read More Tea Review: Ceylon Idulgashinna ‘Blue Nettle’ Oolong Tea from What Cha
My love for folklore should be pretty well-established by now, so I don’t think you’ll be surprised to know that I made a trip to Library@Orchard just to find a copy of Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopiedias of Toriyama Sekien. As with An Introduction to Yokai Culture, I found this by searching “yokai” in the… Read More Book Review: Japandemonium Illustrated by Toriyama Sekien, translated by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt
Inspired by Briana and Kysta’s series of posts about libraries over at Pages Unbound, I thought it would be helpful to share some tips for fellow Singaporean bookworms to get the most out of their NLB membership. I mean, I’ve been buying A Lot of books (capital letters intended) but the only reason I haven’t… Read More #SingLib: 3 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your NLB Membership
I blogged about how just being part of the online bookish community comes with a fear of whether you’re reading books for the hype or for interest, and a few people pointed out that we can get really good book recommendations from the bookish community. Well, this is one book that I read because of… Read More Book Review: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
I found The Wife Stalker to be an amazing thriller, so I looked up the author and I realised that I’ve been hearing about The Last Mrs Parrish as well. Since I had such a good reading experience with The Wife Stalker, I immediately placed a hold on The Last Mrs Parrish. The Last Mrs… Read More Book Review: The Last Mrs Parrish by Liv Constantine
