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
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 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
“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 |
First Book review for 2020 and I begin with this one about slam poetry. When I read the book blurb, it reminded me a lot of the film GullyBoy for the similarities are uncanny. The book is written in a poetry format which was a surprise for me but as I read it, I loved the formatting a lot.… Read More #BookView-The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Here is a recap of my reading year 2019 in this post with all the Hits & Misses. I managed to complete some of my reading challenges too and that was a huge relief for me as in the past few years I have lagged behind on most!!… Read More #Bookview-12 Bookish Hits & Misses of 2019 for me
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh is the first book in the Ibis trilogy. The book is set in pre-independent India and talks of the dark waters as Mauritius. The tale is set against the backdrop of opium farming for the British which has cost many a Indian farmer his lands and belongings.… Read More #BookReview: Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
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
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman is that wicked book halfway between a dream and a nightmare that keeps you turning the pages to find out which is it. Read my review of this gorgeous book by him and make up your mind if you wish to be tortured by it!… Read More #BookReview-Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
| Book Review | Neil Gaiman | The Graveyard Book | Ghost story | Children’s book | Young Adult | Fantasy Fiction |… Read More #BookReview – The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
| Book Review | World War 2 | Nazi occupation | Concentration camps | Jews | Adolf Hitler | Auschwitz | Tattooist | Love story |… Read More #BookReview – The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
I had been seeing too many posts on my timeline about this book – The art of racing in the rain, that I just had to pick it up. Moreover the cute little dog on the cover was hard to resist. I have read this book in response to the WriteTribe reading challenge prompt: An… Read More #BookReview – The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Book Review of a book by Nadia Hashimi and set in Afghanistan and explores the concept of Bacha posh where a pre teen girl is dressed up as a boy and taught to be one too.… Read More #BookReview – One Half from the East by Nadia Hashimi
| Book Review | Fantasy Fiction | Author – Sarah J Maas | A court of thorns and roses | … Read More #BookReview – A Court of Thorns & Roses / Fantasy Fiction
A YA book that was given to me by my neices to read and how I loved this recco. Read my review of the Hour of the Bees and see if its a book for you too… Read More #BookReview – Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar
A middle grade read, See you in the Cosmos proved to be quite a delight for me. Catch my book review here and I hope you come to appreciate it too. Recommend it for young readers!… Read More #BookReview: See you in the cosmos by Jack Cheng
Hola people -Here is Tulika (another of my fav book reviewers) who is going to about some strong female protagonists that she has come across in her reading… Read More #MyMojo – 5 Iconic female characters from books by Tulika
Today I have Shantala Shenoy Nayak talking about 3 of her favourite non fiction books which she feels are a must read for everyone. I hope these recommendations sit right with you my dear readers and we both would love to hear your views on this.… Read More #MyMojo- 3 Non Fiction Book Recommendations – By Shanaya Tales
Hello Readers. Todays guest on my blog is Tarang Sinha who is a freelance writer and author of We Will Meet Again, a mature love story. Her writing has appeared in magazines like Good Housekeeping India, Child India, Woman’s Era, New Woman and Alive, and in an anthology titled ‘Uff Ye Emotions 2. She has… Read More #MyMojo – Top 5 reads by Women Authors by Tarang Sinha
Today Soumya Prasad talks about 10 books to get any avid reader back on the reading track. I loved her list – lets see how you feel about it. Maybe some of these are your favourites too?… Read More #MyMojo – 10 Books to get you out of a reading slump by Soumya
