I have to admit that I normally don’t read a lot of middle grade, especially realistic fiction. If and when I do pick up middle-grade, it’s mostly fantasy, because let’s face it, there are some amazing reads in the genre. But this particular book piqued my curiosity, partly because of the relatively unique story line,…
Book Reviews
Part Star Part Dust by L. M. Valiram – Book Review
This book. I don’t even know where to begin. But I do know that trying to capture how this book made me feel in a few words or paragraphs even, seems like a daunting task. Because after completing this book, I was kind of an emotional wreck, and I had to take some time to…
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – Audiobook Review
I am not sure if I have ever mentioned this before (probably not), but ever since I first started blogging about books, I have often casually wondered about how it would have been if I had started blogging & recording my thoughts about books ever since I first started reading them. Well okay, I don’t…
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg – Book Review
The first time that I really took notice of Sheryl Sandberg was when she wrote a Facebook post about losing her husband (this was back in 2015). I am not sure exactly what it was about that post, but I remember thinking about it for days on end, and hoping that things turn out all…
Geekerella – Where Fairytales meet Fandoms | Book Review
I came across this book quite by accident. I was drafting a post on How to Get Started with Audiobooks, and I wanted to be thorough and include a lot of examples and recommendations, so that it’s not just an info dumpy post, but something that people who want to get started with audio-books can…
Yes Please by Amy Poehler – A disappointment
I have to admit that I went into this book with high expectations. Because I picked this book right after I had read (and loved) Bossypants. And as television personalities, I liked both Tina Fey and Amy Poehler equally, so I guess I had an unreasonable expectation of liking their memoirs just as much. But that…
The Marriage Pact by Michelle Richmond
I got a free ARC (Advance Reader Copy) of this book from NetGalley, when I was looking to read a good mystery/thriller, so it was a perfect fit, or so it seemed at the time. But now that I have read this book, I have mixed feelings towards it. The plot of this book revolves…
When Dimple Met Rishi – Review and Rave
This book, oh my God (or rather Oh my Gods, as Rishi would say), it was such an adorable read, that I had a stupid grin on my face all the time that I was reading it, and you know what? I couldn’t even shake off the darn grin once the book was over! However,…
The Simplicity of Cider by Amy Reichert | Book Review
I picked this book up on a whim, when it was offered as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) on NetGalley, and thankfully the gamble paid off. It’s a sweet and charming read. The story revolves around Sanna, a prickly, yet quiet and lonesome girl, whose whole world revolves around her family orchard, until single Dad…
Everything Everything – Book Review (Spoiler Free)
Everything, Everything is the story of an 18 year old girl named Madeline, who is pretty much allergic to everything in the world, and I mean this quite literally. She has this rare disease called Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID for short), more commonly known as the ‘bubble baby disease’. Her sickness basically requires her to be…