Books, New Post

#BookReview- The Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

The Children of Blood and Bone is a gripping saga of magic and non-magic people, deep within the African continent whose magic was stolen years ago. But now it seems that its coming back but the non-magic dont want that to happen. So a bitter fight erupts between the two groups – what happens next is why you need to read this book to find out more!… Read More #BookReview- The Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Books, Gratitude List, mixed bag

#Gratitude -BookReview: Erotic Stories For Punjabi Widows

Erotic stories for Punjabi Widows is a really neat book written about the lives of widows; how the world sees them; yet they have a secret life of their own. Its this secret world that the writer has brought alive in this book with such warm tales of bonding, imaginations and love and support for each other. … Read More #Gratitude -BookReview: Erotic Stories For Punjabi Widows

AtoZ, Blog Challenge, Books

[Z] Book Thief by Markus Zusak #AtoZ | Book Review |

The Book Thief is a book written about the times of life in Nazi Germany when reading books was a crime. Book burning was celebrated on every street corners and many Germans undertook this activity as a joyous thing to do.
My todays’s post for [Z] is on this book which I have loved reading and feel that the movie does it absolute justice.… Read More [Z] Book Thief by Markus Zusak #AtoZ | Book Review |

AtoZ, Blog Challenge, Books

[Y] Yarn-chopper #AtoZ | Book Review |

Yarn-chopper is a 19th century nickname bestowed on a journalist who concocts or sensationalize his stories. He is also called a Yarn-Slinger as he is extremely verbose in telling a tale. I think I would give this apt title to Gerald Durrell after reading his roll-on-the-floor-wet-my-pants funny book – My Family and Other Animals.… Read More [Y] Yarn-chopper #AtoZ | Book Review |

AtoZ, Blog Challenge, Books

[X] Xenial – Memoirs of a Geisha #AtoZ | Book Review |

While I wondered at what to do with X, I was also trying to insert Memoirs of a geisha into my list of fav books. The adjective xenial is used to describe a friendly relationship between two parties, in particular between a hospitable host and his/her guests, or diplomatically between two countries. what do you think? Is is too far fetched?… Read More [X] Xenial – Memoirs of a Geisha #AtoZ | Book Review |