I’m not sure what happened last week but I was down with a sore throat and a bad cough (not covid!) for a few days and didn’t have time to write this post until now. But, the okuharuka cultivar is a very interesting one (albeit one I don’t know what much about) and I’m excited… Read More Tea 101: Okuharuka| Eustea Reads
Now that I’m back in my dorm working on my thesis, I have time to drink tea (or rather, drinking tea is how I take a break). I’ve also got, including this tea, three more Japanese cultivars to drink and I’m so excited about it! So here’s a tea that I’ve been looking forward to… Read More Tea 101: Fukumidori| Eustea Reads
Hello internet friends! I’ve been meaning to write this for a while but life has gotten really busy and I’m only now just starting. You guys have been so supportive ever since I mentioned that I was going to be taking a break from blogging and well… I think we all know that I never… Read More The Update I’ve Been Meaning to Write The post The Update I’ve Been Meaning to Write appeared first on Eustea Reads.| Eustea Reads
This book is filed under: books that I procrastinated a really long time on. And I really have no excuse – I procrastinated on T Kingfisher’s Nettle and Bone for a while, only to discover that I really liked it, and then… didn’t pick up another book. Even though this book has a delightful title… Read More Book Review: A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T Kingfisher The post Book Review: A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T Kingfisher appeared first on Eustea Reads.| Eustea Reads
Hi friends, it’s been a while. I intended to at least blog weekly about what sencha I was drinking but life got very intense for a while and everything blog related went on pause. But, I was still drinking tea so I thought I would do one round up of the three teas that I’ve… Read More 3 More Pots of 2025 Sencha| Eustea Reads
I am back with another look into another green tea! My posts on the 2025 senchas are going to be rather short, so if you’re looking for a more detailed explanation of the hokumei cultivar, I recommend the intro post I did for it a couple of years back. The dry leaves had a nice… Read More My 2025 Experience with Hokumei The post My 2025 Experience with Hokumei appeared first on Eustea Reads.| Eustea Reads
Recently, I listened to a couple of podcast episodes about dragons, which I thought was interesting because none of these podcasts are dragon-specific. So I thought about sharing a small reading and podcast list for fun! Podcast Episodes about Dragons The episode that inspired this post is BBC’s In Our Time podcast, which did an… Read More Dragons~ A listening and reading list| Eustea Reads
Hello all! I am dipping my toes back into the tea writing experience (and really, tea journalling) with the 2025 musashikaori sencha. So this is a bit of a less serious review, because I have realised that not exercising the tea review muscle has caused it to greatly atrophy. If you need some information on… Read More My 2025 Experience with Musashi Kaori sencha The post My 2025 Experience with Musashi Kaori sencha appeared first on Eustea Reads.| Eustea Reads
Head’s up: this review is by someone who really only knows the very bare basics of the French revolution. I’m basically heading into this as a newbie, and this is also why I found the book fascinating. Liberty, Equality, Fashion traces the path of three women who made an out-sized fashion (and societal) impact during… Read More Book Review: Liberty, Equality, Fashion by Anne Higonnet The post Book Review: Liberty, Equality, Fashion by Anne Higonnet appeared first on Eustea Reads.| Eustea Reads
One big change I noticed in myself in my second year in Japan (all those years ago), was that I became more and more reluctant to go to the neighbourhood convenience store in what I deem home clothes. And while I have pretty much steadfastly refused all forms of makeup (even after going through finishing… Read More Book Review: Flawless by Elise Hu The post Book Review: Flawless by Elise Hu appeared first on Eustea Reads.| Eustea Reads
This was on my TBR for a very long time, and I couldn’t figure out how it got there till I brought up the fact I was reading it at book club and one of my friends mentioned that it was her recommendation. So, thank you! I really enjoyed this (though everyone is unlikeable). Penance… Read More Book Review: Penance by Eliza Clark The post Book Review: Penance by Eliza Clark appeared first on Eustea Reads.| Eustea Reads
My commute has drastically lengthened these past few weeks, so I have gone back and relistened to a few podcasts that I remember enjoying. One of them was Limetown, where I remember that I really liked Season 1 and was meh on Season 2. Well… the relisten proved that I really liked Season 1, but… Read More Book Review: Limetown – The Prequel Created by Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie with Cote Smith The post Book Review: Limetown – The Prequel Created by Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie with Co...| Eustea Reads
Hello! I’m back from my break (which I talked a bit about in my substack – I’ve been using that space to do quick diary-style entries!). This week, I’ll be sharing some reviews themed around the past, and then next week it will probably go back to regular reviews with set theme. It’s been a… Read More Book Review: The Riddle of St Leonard’s by Candace Robb| Eustea Reads
Recently, Krysta from Pages Unbound posted about whether it’s worth starting a book blog in 2025 and her points about community and freedom from the algorithm were two that resonated with me. As you know, I’ve been pretty much off social media and blogging, but over the many years I’ve been on the internet, I’ve… Read More Thoughts on Blogging, Instagram, Lemon8, Substack, and all that| Eustea Reads
