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 |
Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak didnt live upto my expectations; find out why in this book review… Read More Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak | Book Review |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 Shilpa who writes about how her reading habit has changed overall and why.… Read More 6 Changes in my Bookish life | Books |
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen is that perfect book to encapsulate the circus life in Post depression America when alcohol prohibition was on an all time high. The romance shown against this backdrop is beautiful and makes you feel warm and tingly inside. Read on my review of this 5/5 rated book.… Read More Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen | Book Review |
I was tagged to play the Anonymous Bookaholic Tag and this turned out to be such a fun post to write. I hope you enjoy reading it too.… Read More The Anonymous Bookaholic Tag for book lovers
Having read The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak, I had a great many expectations from this book. Happy to say I was not disappointed at all. This book has been shortlisted for the Booker award. I had picked up reading or rather listening to this book on the Audible for the book prompt… Read More 10 Minutes 38 seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak | Book Review |
“The universe, I’d learned, was never, ever kidding. It would take whatever it wanted and it would never give it back.” ― Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail I happened to watch the movie based on this book before I got around to reading it. The role is essayed by Reese… Read More Wild by Cheryl Strayed | Book Review |
“We are all stardust and stories.”― Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea This year I was somehow gifted The Starless Sea by three bookish friends. While one copy I gifted back to one of them, I now have one more spare to gift out to someone who wants it. Just need the Covid situation to get better for… Read More The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern |Book Review|
“There are stories that may be told aloud, and stories that must be told in whispers, and there are stories that are never told at all.”― Diane Setterfield, Once Upon a River I had picked up reading or rather listening to this book on the Audible for the book prompt of the TBRCHALLENGE2020 – #6 a book… Read More Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield | Book Review |
An interesting peek into time honored favorite classic of Ramya Abhinand as she guest blogs about her review of this fantastic book and tells us why its her favorite.… Read More The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Book Review |
The Priory of the Orange tree is quite an onerous read and I would recommend it to the hardiest of LOTR / GOT fans as the reading can take quite a toll. You can read more about it in my Book review.… Read More The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon | Book Review |
The Rosie Project was sent to me by a bookish friend who knew that I am nuts about Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory and advocated this book as Sheldon falling in love. I couldn’t wait to read this book, such was my excitement.… Read More #BookReview: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris was my pick for a food book prompt but after I finished reading it, I realised it won’t do. This book was gifted to me by Jayanthy for Xmas and was a much lusted after book by me. I have decided to put it under the prompt ” A… Read More #BookReview: The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris
I had managed to read The Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri on my recent vacation and I was blown away by the bittersweet nuances of human relationships and eccentricities in each and every story in this wonderful short collection of stories.… Read More #BookReview: The Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
