There are many good books, but few that have a near-perfect first chapter. But this one does. The author absolutely nails the opening, which btw begins with a woman googling the correct way to dig a grave, the proper height, width & depth etc. And you tell me – how can any self respecting mystery…
Book Reviews
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows – My Thoughts
When I first came across this book and the initial reviews – there is one thing anyone and everyone who read the book told me – the title is misleading. And now after having read the book, I agree. Yes the title is misleading. BUT, not entirely. This book is NOT a compilation of erotic…
Dear Ijeawele – Best Quotes on How to Raise a Feminist
If you’ve been following my reviews, you’ve seen how head-over-heels I was (still am) for We Should All Be Feminists by this author. And my feelings for that book haven’t changed. I still maintain that it’s the most articulate primer on Feminism that I have come across. But this book, Dear Ijeawele – A Feminist…
There’s Something About Sweetie by Sandhya Menon | Book Review
There’s Something About Sandhya Menon… the author who releases one adorable book after the other. Right from the time of her debut When Dimple Met Rishi, she somehow always manages to hit all the right notes, and deliver totally delightful reads every.single.time. And this book is no exception. I know most of us will introduce…
Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev | Book Review
Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors – A Gender Swapped, Modern Day, Desi Retelling of Pride & Prejudice. That first line, that’s all I knew about this book before I decided to pick it up. Oh and the fact that I had read one other book by the author that I had absolutely loved. And that…
My Thoughts On: Why I Killed Gandhi by Nathuram Godse
This is the kind of book/review/subject that warrants a 100 1000 disclaimers, but I am going to offer none. Mostly because I don’t even know where to begin with the disclaimers on this one. What do I even say? Especially when I am so conflicted on how I feel about the assassination, which is at…
Becoming by Michelle Obama – Review-cum-Love Fest
I did not believe I could admire this former FLOTUS any more than I already did. And then I read her memoir Becoming. A class act, like the lady herself, Michele Obama’s Becoming is easily one of the finest memoirs I’ve ever read. It’s her story, in her own words, her journey of Becoming, which…
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang – A New 5 Star Romance
It’s not every day that I find a new favorite romance, so when I do, I have to shout it out from the rooftops, no? Okay maybe not, but this time I want to. Because I felt like this book – The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang voted as The Goodreads Choice Best Romance Book…
We Should All Be Feminists – The Book & The Sentiment
This is one book I loved so much that I was afraid I would not find the right words to do it justice and fully express how much it meant to me. But I decided that I was going to try to articulate my feelings anyway, because I believe this is one book that must…
Books Featuring Food – 3 Tasty Reads That I Loved
Hey guys, it’s the last post of the year on Shanaya Tales, and today I have someone very special on here to end the year on a high note. So please extend your warm welcome to Shalini from Shalzmojo blog, who btw is a voracious reader, an avid traveler, and one of my favorite people on…