I’ve written many times about how bad I am at keeping up with serialized stories. Episodic television (especially shows that continue on in perpetuity) and long-running book series have been very difficult for me to keep up with. This is partially because my memory is so weird that I will forget whole entire groups of characters but remember tiny moments of a character pulling burned fabric roses out of his pocket or something. Whenever I … Continue reading So Maybe I Was Wrong About Me and Book Series →
‘Great protagonist, great setting – this is a delightful book‘ Morning Star The second novel in Ovidia Yu’s delightfully charming crime series set in 1930s Singapore, featuring amateur sleuth Su Lin. What we came to think of as the betel nut affair began in the middle of a tropical thunderstorm in December 1937 . . . Singapore is agog with the news of King Edward VIII’s abdication to marry American heiress Wallis Simpson. Chen Su Lin, … Continue reading The Betel Nut Tree Mystery →
Heck yeah! It’s October, my personal favorite month. And then, in my opinion, it’s all downhill from here. But let’s be honest, 2020 has been downhill since January. We all love Whatcha Reading, where we can discuss good and bad books of the month, and get plenty of recommendations. Carrie: In War and Peace, the French are advancing on Moscow! Their victory seems inevitable! I wonder how things will turn out! Also I just finished … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? October 2020 Edition, Part One →
First in a delightfully charming crime series set in 1930s Singapore, introducing amateur sleuth SuLin, a local girl stepping in as governess for the Acting Governor of Singapore. 1936 in the Crown Colony of Singapore, and the British abdication crisis and rising Japanese threat seem very far away. When the Irish nanny looking after Acting Governor Palin’s daughter dies suddenly – and in mysterious circumstances – mission school-educated local girl SuLin – an aspiring journalist … Continue reading The Frangipani Tree Mystery →
