Since I’m done with A Social History of Tea, I decided to move on with the next tea book: A Thirst for Empire. This is probably one of the ‘serious’ books about tea that I first read and it really sparked a thirst for more research into tea for me. Today, I read Part 1:… Read More Daily Reading: 23rd May//A Thirst for Empire (Part 1)
It’s time for tea (books)! The first of the three that I plan to read is A Social History of Tea by Jane Pettigrew and Bruce Richardson! So far, I’ve read up to the 17th and 18th centuries. I’m going to be pausing my reading of The Tale of Tea for the time being because… Read More Daily Reading: 20th May//A Social History of Tea (Part 1)
I managed to read about a hundred more pages of Brave Story today, so I’m now into the Vision part of the series. Vision is basically something that Wataru thought up and because he likes video games, it’s really like an RPG. Although I remember enjoying the adventure the first time I read Brave Story,… Read More Daily Reading: 14th May//How Zelda is Enhancing my Reading Experience
I was at a bit of a loss as to what to read after I finished all the Jane Austens I had at home. At first, I thought of reading Death Came to Pemberley but I gave up after a few pages – not because the book was bad (I enjoyed it the first time… Read More Daily Reading: 10th May//Some Historical Fiction
After I baked the bath buns yesterday (pictures soon! I just have to write my review of the cookbook haha), the yearning to read Jane Austen was really strong, so once I finished Pollyanna, I switched to Austen. I actually wanted to read Northanger Abbey, but I realised that I did not have a copy… Read More Daily Reading: 5th May//Persuasion Part 1