This book was recommended to me by one of my friends, who messaged me after she saw my review of The Wife Stalker (I honestly love conversations that are sparked by books!). To give you my opinions ahead of time, Don’t Tell Teacher is a nail-biting and fast-paced story with twists that pack a punch!… Read More Book Review: Don’t Tell Teacher by Suzy K. Quinn
In his review of the Malawi Bvumbwe Peony White Tea, Northern Teaist suggested that it might be interesting to compare the Malawi Bvumbwe Peony White Tea with a Chinese counterpart. I actually have some Baimudan (aka the Peony White Tea) from Fujian after the last Book & Brew’s tea tasting session, so I decided to… Read More Tea Test: Malawi vs Fujian Peony White Tea
I’ve been wanting to read more about Mr Quin and Mr Satterthwaite ever since I read The Harlequin Tea Party earlier this year. Unusually for me, it only took three months for me to pick up The Mysterious Mr Quin, a collection of short stories, loosely ordered in chronological order, about the first few times… Read More Book Review: The Mysterious Mr Quin by Agatha Christie
As you might have been able to tell, I’m a big fan of Making Public Declarations in order to hold myself accountable for things that I want to do. In that vein, here’s a list of books that are on my TBR list (some have been there for far too long) that I am determined… Read More Series I would Like to Read More Of (A Reminder to Myself)
(A digression before I start the review: has anyone had book review drafts just disappear on them? I could have sworn I typed out the draft for the review of this book but it’s… just gone) The Five has had a lot of hype and all of it was deserved. It’s a portrait of five… Read More Book Review: The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
Even as I was/am enjoying my sencha, matcha, and wakoucha, I still can not resist the urge to get more new tea. I’ve been eyeing some of the teas from What-Cha since Northern Teaist introduced the site to me, and when I heard that their Georgian teas were back in stock, I decided to buy… Read More Tea Review: Malawi Bvumbwe Peony White Tea from What Cha
I can’t quite remember who recommended this so if you’re reading this, thank you!! While The Maker of Swans was somewhat frustrating in its lack of information about the magic system, I still enjoyed this well-written tale very much. The Maker of Swans is a strange book. There are words, beautifully written words, and a… Read More Book Review: The Maker of Swans by Paraic O’Donnell
After drinking the Hokumei, I learnt that Hiraoka-en also created a black tea. I was particularly interested in the tea because it’s bug-bitten, the way Beauty of the East is. So I wrote to NPO法人 埼玉農業おうえんしたい to ask if I could buy a packet to try, and they very kindly sent me a packet to sample… Read More Tea Review: Santomi Black Tea by Hiraoka-en
You may remember that I read The Gate of Sorrows and reread Brave Story recently and absolutely loved it. Well, a friend happened to own a copy of The Book of Heroes, the prequel to The Gate of Sorrows, and she lent it to me so I could decide if I was getting both books… Read More Book Review: The Book of Heroes by Miyuki Miyabe
I think I found this book from its excerpt on The Guardian and honestly, I’m glad I found it because this book managed to do what Murder by Candlelight tried to do but failed. Murder by Candlelight tried to use five accounts of murder to reveal the history of why we’ve fallen in love with… Read More Book Review: Savage Appetites by Rachel Monroe
