vivdunstan

Just finished The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu, the first in a series of Singapore set whodunnits set in the 1930s and 1940s. This book was recommended to me by my TBR bibliologist. I'd said that I wanted to read books in or about other places and other perspectives. It was a very enjoyable Golden Age style whodunnit, in an original setting, and with a very original protagonist. Thoroughly enjoyed that and I will definitely read more in the series. My dad spent some time in Singapore in the early 1950s, so this was an especially interesting read for me.

I’m currently reading - as well as lots of non fiction - two novels. The fourth Wheel of Time book (*so* long!) and T. Kingfisher’s The Twisted Ones. The latter is one of the first three recommendations I got from the paid TBR book recommendation service. I’d asked for something spooky but not gory/violent/body horror. And it’s certainly delivering. But it is so spooky and unnerving I am restricting myself to only reading it in the daylight. And bright daylight at that! At night / before sleep I’ll read the other novel or something non fiction. So far having read or started two of the three TBR book titles it’s been a great success so far. I have an Asian fantasy novel to read after from TBR.