January 2021 Books Vs Moods

The first month of the year is already done! As with the whole of the previous year, it simultaneously felt slow-moving and quickly sped by. If you are visiting for the first time this month, you might find Mega Stats 2020! and the 2020 Long list V – Highlights of my blogging year and the four…

The Big Sleep & Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler

I filled ink in my pen and found it fascinating to watch the shine as it dried. Therefore, I wrote the entire review by hand (including these first two sentences) before typing them out on the blog!I picked these books out of order. On one trip to the library, I found the second book when…

You Couldn’t Make It Up…!: Unpublished Letters to The Daily Telegraph by Kate Moore

When I was younger, I loved looking at letters to editors from magazines like the Reader's digest. I do not remember which version we got, but they did have people from other parts of the world and fewer contributions from India locally. This changed over the years, and so did the humour, but I remember…

Making Artisan Breads in the Bread Machine by by Michelle Anderson

It has been a while since I picked a recipe book to scan through. I own a bread machine that I only used for the same standard function that worked. I have made pizza dough more often than actual bread, if I actually think about it. This is a very well placed collection. The information…

Lucky by R.H. Webster

I had this book for a while before I got around to it. Even after I started it, I misjudged the direction in which it was heading. By the time I finished the book, I had liked it. Not unlike the characters in the novel, I seemed to have gone on a ride of highs…

Christmas for Beginners by Carole Matthews

I have reviewed the previous book : here Funnily enough as of this post's writing, the book is still up for request on NetGalley! I just saw that in my previous review for the introductory book of Molly Baker and her lovable farm, I mentioned that I would read a whole book with the animals'…

Every Now and Then by Lesley Kagen

The book is an immersive experience. It delves into a friendship between three girls rarely seen nowadays (I personally haven't, given most people's frequent movement). The picture painted shows both the good and the bad of an older time, with lesser supervision which comes with its own issues.Our narrator is an old woman now and…

The Honjin Murders and The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo

This is the first Japanese translation mystery that I have read, and this must be taken into account with regards to my ratings. The first book of the reprints was The Honjin Murders. The story begins in a small town with the arrival of a disfigured man. This coincides with the marriage of one of…