CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS by Sally Rooney 3/5 My experience with CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS has left a weird taste in my mouth. The story was not what I expected, but I moved on from that quite quickly and took it for what it was. Naturally, affected by the rosy praise surrounding this novel, I really wanted … Continue reading Book Review: CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS by Sally Rooney
Books discussed: INK (#1) and SPARK (#2) by Alice Broadway. I'm going to try and give you a review of both books together without spoiling anything. Our main character in this YA Fantasy is Leora Flint, who lives in Saintstone. In this community, every important moment of your life is inked into your skin; your … Continue reading Book Reviews: INK and SPARK
There are possibly very very few Indian or Pakistani families who weren't affected by the partition of the two countries in 1947. THE NIGHT DIARY brings forward the voice of a 12 year old who is witnessing this catastrophic event as it bludgeons the life and community that she has always known. In any war … Continue reading Book Review: The Night Diary
The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk Thank you so much PRH International for including me in this blog tour! Release Date: 6th March, 2018 Published by Delacorte Press, Blog Tour by Penguin Random House International Pages: 352 ISBN: 9780525578284 Synopsis: Music brought Autumn, Shay, and Logan together. Death wants to tear them apart. … Continue reading THE BEAUTY THAT REMAINS: BLOG TOUR
Hellooo bookish clan! Since I *always* fail to do Wrap-up posts on Instagram (I'm never prepared with pictures), I decided to do it here on WordPress where it might be easier to track. Without further ado, let's start with a confession: My reading throughout June was quite scarce due to Ramadan priorities. But I did … Continue reading A Quick Wrap Up of My June Reads
“Hello, future wife,” he said, his voice bubbling with glee. “I can't wait to get started on the rest of our lives!” Are you looking for a cute summer read? NYT Bestseller WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI by Sandhya Menon will be a great fit! This book is fun, hilarious and an absolute pick me up. … Continue reading Book Review: WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI by Sandhya Menon
I have a love-hate relationship with YA books. I don't know how it started but I do know John Green is to blame. Sorry folks, I just didn't like The Fault in Our Stars. I'm entitled to my opinion and so are you! I remember buying the entire four-book box set of Green's books during … Continue reading Explaining My Love-Hate Relationship With YA – And a List of YA Fantasy that I’d love to read!
I've got some reading updates for you guys! For 2016 I've challenged myself to read 100 books, of which I've read 13 so far and I'm currently reading Burial Rites by Hannah Kent. It's an amazing book and I'm loving it so far! Here are the books I've read so far and my ratings for … Continue reading Reading Updates (Jan and Feb)!
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