I binge watched Netflix’s adaptation of one of my favorite graphic novels by Alice Oseman – Heartstopper, last night. Needless to say, I loved the screen adaptation as much as I had loved the books! I can’t stop smiling and thinking about the show and all the characters coming to life for me from theContinue reading “Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper makes me want to be young again”
Category Archives: Books
Favourite Reads/Books from 2021
I stopped writing book reviews on my Blog since a while now. I know I loved writing these reviews but I realised that I was reading faster than I had the time to write long review blogs for the books I read and so I just stopped. However, I did still want to list myContinue reading “Favourite Reads/Books from 2021”
Five Types of Reader Biases
We know the world is full of different beings, including us humans and we also know how humans are adept at creating biases based on things they like or don’t like in others. I’ve been reading about biases and prejudices that we have in almost every aspect of our existence. Even I have my biases,Continue reading “Five Types of Reader Biases”
Five Ways to Recycle Your Books
I have two passions when it comes to Books – 1) Reading books and 2) Collecting Books. I also prefer reading physical copies of books and so you can imagine, there will always come a day when you realise you’ve filled up your bookshelf to the brim and are in danger of having to sitContinue reading “Five Ways to Recycle Your Books”
Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalauddin – Blog Tour | Review + Giveaway
Synopsis From the author of Ayesha at Last comes a sparkling new rom-com for fans of “You’ve Got Mail,” set in two competing halal restaurants Sales are slow at Three Sisters Biryani Poutine, the only halal restaurant in the close-knit Golden Crescent neighbourhood. Hana waitresses there part time, but what she really wants is toContinue reading “Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalauddin – Blog Tour | Review + Giveaway”
Rea And the Blood Of the Nectar – Book Tour | Review
About the Book: It all begins on thenight Rea turns twelve. After a big fight with her twin brother Rohan on their birthday, Rea’s life in the small village of Darjeeling, India, gets turned on its head. It’s four in the morning and Rohan is nowhere to be found.It hasn’t even been a day and Amma actsContinue reading “Rea And the Blood Of the Nectar – Book Tour | Review”
My Reading Life : Reality and Bookstagram
I was an avid reader as a child. Then I had this whole Mills and Boons phase when I was in college. And then there was this huge decade long gap when my reading was restricted to work emails and text messages. Fast forward to 2016 when I became a mom and had a lotContinue reading “My Reading Life : Reality and Bookstagram”
Stay At Home Series – Episode 11 : From Beach Bum to Book Bum
Two years back, I would have said I was a beach bum. Not in the absolute sense of the term, but yes, at least twice a year you would find me either traveling near a water body or talking about traveling to a water body. Then towards the end of 2019, right when I wasContinue reading “Stay At Home Series – Episode 11 : From Beach Bum to Book Bum”
Book Talk Series – A Lot of Finales
I couldn’t make myself write a single post in April. There were many times when I wanted to write about hope, about being positive, about heartbreak, and struggle and frustration and anger. But every time I decided to open my laptop to do so, I couldn’t make my fingers type. I don’t believe in God,Continue reading “Book Talk Series – A Lot of Finales”
Book Talk Series – What Women Write
And just like that, March is over and we’re back in the doom and gloom situation of the second wave of Covid and lockdown here in India. I seriously hate this frigging virus. I don’t like cursing, but I am cursing the life of this cursed virus at this point. Go die already!! Ok, IContinue reading “Book Talk Series – What Women Write”
Starry Eyed Enigma 