My new add for the year 2017 is a column on books – one of my most favourite and enduring hobby. I will be reviewing all the books I love, like or hate…
Ones I am eagerly waiting for….
My to be read lists, book reading challenges and goodreads activity
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If you love books and would like to do a guestpost on my blog for the same, do get in touch with me at shalzmojo@gmail.com
I would love to host you!!!!
Finally April is over and so is this year’s AtoZ challenge. My theme was a breakdown of my reading variety via some very quirky bookish words. Here is the reflections post to describe how it went this year. … Read More Reflections 2023-Of quirky words & bookish endorsements
Zeitgeber Zeitgeber literally means time giver. It is derived from two German words – Zeit meaning time and Geber meaning giver. A zeitgeber is nature’s alarm clock and is a recurring pattern that maintains the body’s circadian cycle in working order. So while light and dark are environmental cues for plants, humans run on societally… Read More Zeitgeber – Few tips to economize my reading time
This post is an ode to all the novels I grew up reading . These whetted my appetite for reading in my formative years and I am extremely grateful for all of them. … Read More Yellowback – 5 Mass authors I grew up reading
Today I am talking about books with great scenic cities and locations that make one itch to travel. The descritopns are so graphic that the city seems like a character in the tale. … Read More Xenophilia – 5 books that have scratched my travel itch
Book-to-screen adaptations is the most obvious and sincerest form of flattery in appreciation of the awesomeness of the tale. It’s quite an uphill task to render the book into a screenplay and stick to the storyline’s originality. Sharing the top 10 such movies based on books that were perfect for me.… Read More Warzlement – 10 fabulous book-to-screen adaptations
Have you ever pondered over the fact if you are a bookstore browser on an online shopper? Which one would you choose and why? Sharing my choice and thoughts on this today.… Read More Vellichor – Bookstores versus online portals
Today I am talking about five books where a book or library is the chief protagonist. Its almost like a book within a book. I hope this makes for an interesting read. … Read More Ubookquitous – 5 Books where a book is the hero
What do you think about leaving a book midway? I certainly do if the book does not seem interesting enough to me. Read on about why and how and which ones.… Read More Tortle – 5 books that I couldn’t read till the end
Suspense Suspense is the anticipation of a mystery’s conclusion or the puzzle’s final solution. It is quite a dramatic genre and keeps the readers hooked until the end. I am sharing five suspense-filled books that I have read recently. The first crime and detective book I read was Sherlock Holmes, and thereafter I was hooked… Read More Suspense-5 books that kept me hooked till the end
Red Herring is a fantastic technique favored by many of the finest mystery writers to create the perfect stories. Sharing some of my favorite in this post. … Read More Red Herring – 3 instances of red herring in fantasy fiction
Today I am exploring romantic tropes used so often to craft out some exquisite romances. I am listing my top 5 favorite romantic tropes. … Read More Quean-crazed – 5 oft used romantic tropes in books
Historical fiction is my second most favorite genres and I cannot get enough of it. Highlighting five of my favorite ones in today’s post for A to Z challenge.… Read More Portmanteaus – 5 historical fiction that tell a bewitching tale
My weekends are usually reserved for spending hours in the hearth of book stores, smelling books and reading blurbs. I often get hooked by the looks of the books and end up buying them on impulse. Sharing 5 such books that I lost my heart to at first sight. … Read More Ogle-5 gorgeous book covers that enticed me
I am always on the lookout for new books to read and often end up convinced by the hype surrounding latest releases. But I have been disappointed far too often and am sharing some of these books in this post. … Read More Neophilia-5 books that I picked up for the hype
Certain bookish gems that never seem to fade out and one can never have enough of them. I am talking about 5 such beauties that I have had the good fortune to read in my life and feel the need to share with other readers. … Read More Magnipend – 5 books that have stolen my heart forever
Language is primarily a form of communication but every single one of them have beautiful nuances that shine out in Literature. I have read a few translated books from different languages and have loved all of them. Talking about 5 of them in my post today. … Read More Linguistic-5 translated bestsellers on my bookshelf
I am fascinated with the process of writing and marvel at the amazing books that I read. I have an ardent wish to have conversations with some of the writers whose books have enchanted me. Sharing 5 such authors in this post today. … Read More Kaffeeklatsch-5 authors I would love to have coffee with
I am extremely grateful for developing a love for reading and am talking about 5 books that enchanted me into this world. … Read More Jadoo- 5 books that hooked me to the magic of reading
Irony is often used to make quite a dramatic impact in the writing style and can be quite interesting to read. Sharing some instances of Irony from modern day literature in this post. … Read More Irony- 5 instances of irony in modern fiction
This post is about how Indian authors often let me down with their less than expressive imagination and how they don’t work for me. … Read More Hackneyed – 5 authors whose writings failed to deliver
