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…
Book Reviews
On Doing Paid Book Reviews – My Thoughts and Some Decisions
Have you heard of that saying Never Say Never? I had too. But until recently, I never really thought much about it, and definitely did not ever consider applying it in practice. In-fact I am known to use the word pretty liberally. And one area where I know I have used it way too often…
Crazy Rich Asians – Worth The Hype?
Last year I came across a book called Rich People Problems – it seemed to be the book everyone was reading and talking about – all the time. So naturally I checked it out and realized that it was (unfortunately) the final book in a trilogy (of which the first book was Crazy Rich Asians)….
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before Movie Vs The Book
Have you ever come across a book that sounded really interesting, but then you just never got around to reading it, because well you possibly got distracted by other equally or more interesting books? For me, that’s exactly what happened with this book/series. I found the premise really interesting, but clearly never interesting enough to…
3 Books to Boost Your Productivity | Productivity Book Recommendations
I am not sure if I have ever mentioned this here, but over the past several months now, I have found myself veering more and more towards non-fiction, more specifically towards books on productivity & time-management, even though I’ve been reading other sub-genres as well. And this is new for me, because while I have always read…
How To Raise Grateful Kids In An Entitled World – My Thoughts
I came across this book while randomly browsing the shelves at my local library, and right there at that moment, without looking it up, reading reviews, or even checking out the blurb, I decided to pick it up. Because let’s face it, this parenting business is hard. And to be honest, this book’s title spoke…
From Twinkle With Love by Sandhya Menon – A Desi Delight for Indian American Teens
Sandhya Menon has done it again! She has delivered yet another delightful read to warm all the desi hearts. Her second and latest offering, From Twinkle With Love revolves around an Indian American teen Twinkle, who aspires to be a filmmaker, and her story (in this book) is told through the letters she writes to the…
3 Book To Screen Blockbusters Reviewed
If you’ve been following this blog, you know that early in the year I did a post on 10 Book to Movie Adaptations coming out in 2018. I had originally written the post as a resource for you guys, but as it happens it’s proven super useful for myself, to keep a track of all…
Prem Purana by Usha Narayanan | Book Review
I love to read this genre of historical fiction (which some may call mythology – which I don’t agree with; long story for another day), but it’s been a long time since I actually read any book in this genre, and so when Prem Purana by Usha Narayanan was offered for review, I just had…
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets – Audiobook Review
If you’ve been following this blog, you know that some time back I checked out and reviewed the Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone Audiobook. Back then I only meant to check out one Harry Potter book on audio, just to get an idea of how it feels to listen to this series, as opposed to…