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My Beloved Life by Amitava Kumar 7.6
Asian Fiction, Books, Historical Fiction02/16<02/16

My Beloved Life

by Nish

My Beloved Life had been sitting unread on my bookshelf ever since I finished We That Are Young. I’d got the two back-to-back, craving…

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Second Life by S.J. Watson 6.6
Books, Chills/Thrills/Spills02/08<02/08

Second Life

by Nish

Just from the flimsy book synopsis alone, I should have realized there wasn’t much meat to this thriller. But I casually flipped through the…

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Best books from the last Decade

by Nish

My social media feed is full of people comparing their 2016 selves to their 2026 selves, posting pictures of themselves 10 years ago and…

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From page to screen
Screen time01/30<01/30

How Personal Preferences Shape Digital Entertainment Choices

by Nish

Digital entertainment has become diversified into a plethora of types, platforms and experiences, but what attracts one user to a specific type of digital…

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The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell 8
Books, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction01/28<01/28

The Marriage Portrait

by Nish

The Marriage Portrait has been sitting unread on my shelf ever since I read the heartbreaking Hamnet. I knew this book was about a…

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Travel, United Kingdom01/26<01/26

How Green Energy Choices Are Improving UK Hotel Experiences

by Nish

The definition of a luxury stay in Britain is shifting. While crisp sheets and a solid breakfast are still non-negotiable, a new standard is…

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Others01/24<01/24

How to Pick the Perfect Venue for Celebrations Without the Stress

by Nish

Choosing a place to celebrate is supposed to be fun. Somewhere between deciding on a date and the actual event, the whole choosing a…

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We That are Young by Preti Taneja 6.9
Asian Fiction, Books, Literary Fiction01/17<01/17

We That are Young

by Nish

We That are Young is a modern-day King Lear set in India. The setup is a rich industrial dynasty in the style of the…

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The English Teacher by Lily King 7.4
Books, Literary Fiction01/12<01/12

The English Teacher

by Nish

My first book of 2026. I wanted something slow and literary that I could linger on through the holidays, and The English Teacher was…

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Cooking, Food, Tech01/11<04/19

Cherrypicked recipes

by Nish

Our friend group were all generally moaning about the difficulty of cooking a variety of dishes for kids and how monotonous it had become,…

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