When I was in school in India, I remember reading this page on the beginning of each book, which was titled 'Gandhi's Talisman' (I'm sure most of us know who Gandhi was, but if you don't, you can Google him:)). So it was a short paragraph that said, "Whenever you are in doubt regarding your … Continue reading The simple joys, toddler illness and Gandhi’s Talisman this week
My little darling daughter turned 2 years old this Friday!! Two years have gone by already and she has now entered her terrific twos (as one of my other friend calls it), and why not? She is going to know more about herself and about the people around her and I hope I get to … Continue reading Stuff I learnt from my second year of motherhood
My overall reaction to this book: Very informative Genre: Non fiction/Feminism 'Saving the world- Women: The 21st Century's Factor for change' was another book which was not on my usual TBR list, but was sent as a request to review for a blog tour by the author's media representative organisation:) I hadn't heard about the author previously … Continue reading Book review: Saving the World by Paola Diana
I'm so excited about this post! This will be my first author interview and I am really grateful to author Jina S.Bazzar for sparing some time from her busy schedule around the launch of her new book (Heir of Ashes), and answering some of my silly and some serious questions:) So, without further ado, let's … Continue reading Author Interview with Jina S.Bazzar (Author of Heir of Ashes)
Since the last book review, I have decided to change my rating process. I have been reading a lot lately, and I have been wanting to write my own book since a very long time. But I can never come up with a story, or a subject that I want to write about, that people … Continue reading Book Review: Sourdough by Robin Sloan & A sidenote on a change in my review blogs
My Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars for pure entertainment! Book & Author: Heir of Ashes (Roxanne Fosch series #1) by Jina S.Bazzar (to be released on 15th April 2018) Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy adventure I have to start this blog by saying, how grateful I am to the author (Jina S.Bazzar) for letting me read … Continue reading Book Review: Heir of Ashes by Jina S. Bazzar (ARC review)
My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Book & Author: Conversations with friends by Sally Rooney Genre: Fiction I had to think an entire day to write a review for this one. This book was recommended to me by one of the shop attendants at Waterstones, who had said, "Although this seems like a chick … Continue reading Book review: Conversations with friends by Sally Rooney
The first long weekend of 2018 and supposed beginning of spring (which never really happened)- Easter weekend!! We had planned to visit Lake District at Windermere with friends and their family on this weekend and had booked a cottage at this resort (Parkdean resorts at Skiptory Howe) in advance. So, after a lot of planning, … Continue reading Easter weekend at Lake district- With torn shoes and toddler love
My Rating: 5/5 Stars!! Book & Author: Dear Ijeawele (a feminist manifesto) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Genre: Letters on feminism Loved this book, just like I loved 'We should all be feminists'. Now this is a book you can read in an hour, if you want to up your reading goals/count- so that is an … Continue reading Book Review: Dear Ijeawele by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I know this is a bit of a departure from my usual book review style, but I did finish both these books this week, and didn't want to wait to post a review on both. Luckily, they are both short and very easy reads/listens and I loved both the books! Just what I was looking … Continue reading A two book review post! Dream More and This could change everything:)
