Voracious Holiday Reading: Confessions of a Book Addict

By Justine C. Tajonera The holidays have given me the perfect excuse to indulge in reading! Every chance I get, I've been holing myself up in nooks and crannies (including the toilet!) to be able to read uninterrupted. I don't care what time... more

Previous blog entries:
Sep 17	-	Summit Media at the Manila International Book Fair
Sep 9	-	6 Easy Tips for Getting Your NBI Clearance for the First Time
Aug 4	-	Meeting the Dream Halfway
Justine's favorite blog entries:
Aug 31	-	Last Night, Painting With My Son

Tea takes time to steep, which is why I liken my friendships to an afternoon of tea. It is built around conversation and the sharing of aspirations. It is an art.

"The tea ceremony requires years of training and practice . . . yet the whole of this art, as to its detail, signifies no more than the making and serving of a cup of tea. The supremely important matter is that the act be performed in the most perfect, most polite, most graceful, most charming manner possible."

— Lafcadio Hearn

The Girl Who Played With Fire

I got curious about the Millenium Trilogy after a friend talked about it on Facebook. I finally got it as a Christmas gift from my sister and brother-in-law. Though, I didn't start with the first book, it didn't diminish the pleasure I got out of... more

Previous reviews:
Dec 28	-	Lucky
Dec 28	-	The Lovely Bones
Nov 20	-	New Moon