As I reread all of Jane Austen’s six major works and Lady Susan, I started noticing a pattern: for her heroines, Austen tends to pair them with their foil. Put like that, it does sound almost too generic to be a pattern, but here’s what I mean: The only two exceptions to this are Northanger… Read More Rereading Austen: Variations on a Character
So I decided that it was time to reread Austen, because it’s always nice to go back to old favourites and because I thought it would be fun to reread her novels while listening to a course about her works. What I didn’t expect was to start reading more Jane Austen Fanfiction (JAFF) while doing… Read More Rereading Austen – How I Learnt to Enjoy JAFF
We’re back for another Below Stairs mystery!! I have loved this series, especially to follow the growing friendship between the central characters (Kat, Lady Cynthia, Bobby, etc) and of course, the romance between Kat and Daniel. The last instalment in this series focused Kat’s history and her romance with Daniel. A Silence in Belgrave Square… Read More Book Review: A Silence in Belgrave Square by Jennifer Ashley
I first heard about John Hendrix when he was one of the speakers for Housemoot 2026. Because I really enjoyed his talk, I decided to check out his works and was thrilled to see he had written a graphic novel on the friendship between J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S Lewis! Obviously, I had to read this.… Read More Book Review: The Mythmakers by John Hendrix
Hello!! I have been away because I’ve been slowly writing posts when I feel like it, but it seems like even after almost two months, I only have five posts. But I thought I’d share them anyway, because if I procrastinate, I might not be posting on this blog until 2027! Incidentally, I have been… Read More Book Review: Epitaph of a Small Winner by Machado de Assis
Mea Culpa Ever since I started my current job (a few years ago), I’ve had a very hard time keeping to inbox zero for my personal emails. It’s not uncommon for me to leave things unread for months, which is how I’ve lost several digital things that I’m fond of. One of them, which hurt… Read More So… I Lost My Whole Mailing List
So clearly, there are a few types of books that I will always pick up and read and one of them would be general non-fiction books about life. At this point, I’m not even sure if I’m looking for new ideas, confirmation, or encouragement from these books, but I do find it interesting to read… Read More Book Review: The Meaning of Your Life by Arthur C. Brooks
I have to say, I have been SLEEPING on this book! It’s so funny, yet for some reason, I had it on my TBR for years (I think maybe even a decade) and didn’t think to check it out until recently. But the book had me from the first page, nay, from the first line:… Read More Book Review: Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
If I had even thought that the momster in Chloe Cates is Missing was fiction, I was proven wrong by The House of My Mother. Shari Franke is the eldest daughter of Ruby Franke, who was a popular youtuber until she was arrested (and then convicted) of child abuse. The House of My Mother is… Read More Book Review: The House of My Mother by Shari Franke
Have you ever wondered about the real lives of influencers? Well, obviously I have, because there was that time I read a bunch of books on the influencer industry, but Chloe Cates is Missing has a different take on it. This novel assumes that all the worst theories of parent influencers are true – forcing… Read More Book Review: Chloe Cates is Missing by Mandy McHugh
