My lovely book exchange goodies, via the wonderful CoffeeShopReader have arrived, and I’m going to be making myself some tea to have with my leftover pie, to celebrate an early NaNoWriMo victory very shortly. Thank you ~ this book is definitely at the top of my TBR mountain!
“A tender, lovingly crafted book about growth, longing, grief, and renewal that I want to read over and over again” (quote from Carey Pietsch)
The Tea Dragon Tapestry by K. O'Neill
Never has a blurb on a cover so encapsulated my feelings about a book but Carey Pietsch, artist for The Adventure Zone books, has summed up The Tea Dragon Tapestry so succinctly that everything you need to know about it is right there. If you’ve read the previous two Tea Dragon books you must read this lovely conclusion to the trilogy. If you’ve never heard about tea dragons and the quote intrigues you, here are my reviews for the first two books, The Tea Dragon Society and The […]
Who wouldn’t want to be romanced in a magical tea shop in Paris?
Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim
One day, while scrolling through Instagram, a book post from Mysterious Galaxy caught my eye. The title instantly grabbed me, Vanessa Yu’s Magical Paris Tea Shop. Yes, please! This was my second comfort read to help me through the US election and it definitely helped. Vanessa Yu is a fourth generation Chinese American young woman from an extraordinary family. About once per generation a Yu is born with the gift of prophecy. At the tender age of three Vanessa had her first prediction and life was forever […]
Six Drinks and A Few Empires
A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage
I need to clean off my coffee table. I remembered something from A History of the World in 6 Glasses, but then couldn’t find the book to confirm it. I figured maybe I’d finished it way earlier than I thought and had given it away. But no, it was just buried under stuff on the coffee table. Turns out, I hadn’t quite finished it either. The premise is a history of cultural development around the world as it connects to the general history of the […]
This book is delightful, and now I want a tea dragon
The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O'Neill
I don’t remember where I first heard about The Tea Dragon Society but I was instantly hooked by the name, as it contains two of my favorite things, tea and dragons. While taking my ten year old gift book shopping (we always give books as birthday presents), I pointed out The Tea Dragon Society and said that I really wanted it. She remembered and gave it to me for my birthday this past weekend! Katie O’Neill wrote an endearing story with charming, beautiful illustrations and wonderful characters. The story […]
Hooray for the CBR9 Book Exchange
March Book One by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin
Thank you, CoffeeShopReader! I’ve been meaning to read March ever since I saw John Lewis speak at LA Review of Books in the spring. And I will be able to get all the NightVale references once I read that one. I love tea too and excited to try them all. 🙂