A gorgeous homestay by an exuberant brook in Khaniyara, near Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh where I happened to stay for a brief vacation in June 2023. … Read More A perfect getaway by the brook near Dharamshala, HP
Diversity in reading is quite a thing for me as I am interested in reading about culture, food and traditions form other parts of the world. In this post I am listing out 5 regions and some books from each that I have loved reading. … Read More Diversity – 5 regions of the world on my bookshelf
Biblioklept – A list of books that I have been lusting after due to their special illustrations or limited edition appeal. … Read More Biblioklept – 5 steal-worthy book editions on my wish list
Last Sunday, I headed out to check out the birding action at the protected Wildlife reserves of Gharana Wetlands, which lies just a few kilometers before the Indo-Pak border. Read on about the birds I saw there and why you should visit it too. … Read More Migratory birds at the Gharana Wetlands, Jammu | Travel Review |
“Preparation is the key to effective spontaneity.” ― Clare Pooley, The Authenticity Project After reading The People on Platform 5, I was hugely curious about more writings by Clare Pooley and ended up picking The Authenticity Project which incidentally is her first book. Title: The Authenticity Project Author: Clare Pooley Genre: Contemporary Fiction My rating: 5/5 stars… Read More The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley | Book Review |
A book review of a thoroughly enjoyable contemporary fiction. The People on Platform 5 by Clare Pooley is a fun and refreshing read and much recommended for the wit and banter in it. … Read More The People on Platform 5 by Clare Pooley | Book Review |
“gender is one of the biggest lies of our civilization”― Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other Girl, Woman, Other has got to be the most spectacular book of the past few years and the first 5-star read of 2021. Even though I had started reading this in late November, I just couldn’t help myself from savoring it via… Read More Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo | Book Review |
2022 has been a mixed bag of reading for me with some lazy months and some with intense bouts of reading. I have read some very good ones this year and hope to continue this in 2023 too. … Read More A sneak peek into my fiction choices in 2022
Begin 2023 with an exciting 12 months reading challenge involving 12 books read over 12 months and 12 book reviews to be posted on the blog by guest book reviewers. Prizes and giveaway included in this challenge. … Read More Giveaway & a Reading Challenge 2023
The Bastard of Istanbul is another successful novel by Elif Shafak and will definitely entice you in its richly embroidered familial drama. Read about my 4/5 star review for this book and tell me what you think of it.… Read More The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak | Book Review |
A compilation of my reading in January 2021 and yes I am very thrilled to read 8 books in this month :-)… Read More A Reading Rewind of January 2021 | Book Review |
The man on the washing machine is a quick entertaining and witty read with just the right dose of humor and mystery to keep one hooked. I loved it and you can read the review to find out why.… Read More Theo Bogart Series #1|The Man on the Washing Machine by Susan Cox | Book Review |
” Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius The world came to a complete stand still in 2020; thanks to the pandemic. All travel plans became suspended while the tourism and travel industry grappled with a crippling economic crisis. Wanderlusters grew listless in this suspended state and the only way out was… Read More A travel bucket list post the pandemic | Travel Tales |
Read all about the quirky, zany and mirth inducing book that I recently finished reading after a particularly heavy read. Full of wit and unexpected romance, The Flatshare is what I needed to round up the year on a hearty note.… Read More The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary | Book Review |
Book review of “When God was a Rabbit” by Sarah Winman which is her debut novel and a brilliant one at that. Dark but comical-whimsical in telling, this one is a superb tale of coming to age.… Read More When God was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman | Book Review |
At the start of 2020, I had signed up for the Goodreads Reading Challenge and also crafted one of my own with my book buddy Soumya. #TBRCHALLENGE2020 was designed to make a dent in the TBR books lying on my bookshelf and not buying newer books till that was done. The idea was to even… Read More My Reading Score in 2020 | Bookish Post |
This post is linked with the #GPDec2020 hosted by me every December where a cross posting collaboration is worked out between several bloggers for the entire month. Today’s post is by Morgane who writes about how this pandemic has affected her reading habit.… Read More How the Pandemic affected my Reading Habit | Bookish View |
Today for the December Guestpost I have Rachna Parmar doing a review about the book Atomic Habits which has been a treat for me to read too, though I dont generally enjoy non-fiction so much.… Read More Atomic Habits by James Clear – | Book Review |
Today on my blog is a FTB collaboration post about the best breakfast memories from around the world. Hope you enjoy reading this.… Read More Best Breakfast from around the World |Travel Tales|
3rd edition of the guest posting for the DecGP2020 and today I have Sunita Saldhana on my blog as she reviews a book for us. I hope you like the review and will let me know how it was for you.… Read More Mister God, This is Anna by Fynn | Book Review |
