The Mask Diaries by Abhinav Goel is one of my more interesting reads of late. I have been reading it over the weekend, and…
Teaser Tuesdays
I’ve been reading Sharp Objects – Gillian Flynn’s début novel, and I am torn at how much I admire her dreamy, descriptive writing style,…
I have been reading last year’s Man Booker award winner – A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James for the past couple…
I am really loving all this back story into the Targaryen family that I am getting reading these various prequels to A Song of…
Being a mother of two children who are mad about Kinder Joy eggs, reading this excerpt from The Blue Between Sky and Water by Susan Abulhawa made me feel so immeasurably sad.
Here, a small child from the Gaza strip mourns the loss of Kinder Joy eggs when they are under siege by the Israelis.
Am on a binge-reading session of Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments series, and while the books have their flaws, I love the snark element…
Teaser Tuesdays: Pretties
by NishAfter sitting on the fence for ages, I finally started and zipped through the second book in the Uglies trilogy last week. Second time…
This book was on my TBR list for the longest time. Finally, I got around to it a couple of weeks ago, and all I can tell you right now, is that it is definitely worth the wait.
This book is primarily about the isolation and discrimination against the Japanese living in USA during the time of World War 2.
Here’s an excerpt where he beautifully describes the landscape while at the same time talking about the futility of fighting over land.
Teaser Tuesdays: City of Bones
by NishI’ve been reading this book all weekend, and it’s pretty addictive and enjoyable. I particularly enjoy the references to Indian mythology and history scattered…
After the intensity of The Lives of Others, Mark Watney (the protagonist)’s wisecracks in The Martian come as a breath of fresh air. Even…