Mailbox Mondays: January 20, 2014
byWelcome to Mailbox Monday, a meme started by Marcia of To Be Continued. I received the following books over the last couple of weeks….
Historical Fiction
8.5 Outlander Review: Love, History, and Adventure
byIt seems I start every year embarking on a longish series. Some of the series books go on to becoming obsessions (A Song of…
Teaser Tuesdays: Outlander
byHave been reading this book this past week, and haven’t been able to put it down. It’s a historical romance, true, not my genre…
Meme: Six in Six
byI saw this meme over at The Bookworm Chronicles and decided this was the perfect way to showcase the books I read this year…
TransAtlantic: A Book Review
byWhile deciding whether to read TransAtlantic by Colum McCann, I read a review that said… What McCann says in a sentence, others can’t say…
It’s Literary Giveaway Bloghop Time
byAfter a brief hiatus, I am back to participating in the literary giveaway bloghop hosted by Judith from Leeswammes’ Blog. This time I am…
7.7 Must-Read Historical Fiction: The Signature of All Things
byI just finished this book after an almost sleepless night engrossed in it. It’s not a cliffhanger/thriller type of read, but the book is…
India in {Ten}ish Books
bySavidge from Savidge Reads has put up an interesting meme challenge on his blog. He’s challenged us readers to list top ten books that…
In the scientific world of the day, there was still a strict division between “botany” (the study of plants by men) and “polite botany”…
- Teaser Tuesdays – The Signature of all Things
7.6 Romance & Mischief: Love Potion Number 10 Review
byAah, what a lovely long weekend it’s been. It’s been a full weekend, with family visiting from Chennai, lots of shopping, cooking, even a…