I normally do not start my book reviews with the rating, but I need to address this right at the beginning, because I feel that this will give you an idea of how I feel about the book. I have given this book 4.5 stars out of 5. Now, I have my concerns about the…
Liebster Award | 11 Random Facts – 11 Answers – 11 Questions
This is one post that has been long overdue. The main reason I procrastinated this one is because I find it incredibly hard to write about myself. Having said that, I am humbled and honoured that Salvwi chose me for this award. Thank you for nominating me, Salvwi; apologies for the delay. What is The…
Diwali in USA | A Normal Diwali, Our Festivities, and Keeping India Alive in America
If I had to pick a time of year that I miss being in India the most, it would most certainly be during this festival of lights called Diwali. Mostly because festivals are always so much better celebrated with family and friends. But in this particular case, that’s not all I miss. I miss walking…
Pradyumna: The Son of Krishna by Usha Narayanan | Book Review
It is no secret that I absolutely adore everything about Krishna, the blue God. I find his persona to be extremely intriguing, and equally endearing. So I am always curious to read more about him – in any way that I can. Mostly, this just translates to reading Mahabharata from several different POVs. Which is…
Tell a Thousand Lies by Rasana Atreya | Book Review
Let me start this review with the opening line of the book – I am not my husband’s wife, nor my child’s mother. Who, then, am I? Intrigued? So was I. Set in 1986, in Mallepalli, a tiny village in Andhra Pradesh, Tell a Thousand Lies follows the lives of a pair of fraternal twins –…
Top 5 Perks of Marrying a Non Reader
While growing up, I had always imagined marrying a reader, and in the event I happened to end up with a non-reader, I fully intended to convert him. That was the plan. But as life would have it, I married an avowed non-reader, who would rather spend his time checking out sci-fi movies, listening to…
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks | Book and Movie Review
This book was my very first exposure to Nicholas Sparks’s writing, although I had seen a couple of movies that were based on his books, and had loved them both (Safe Haven & The Best of Me). Which is what made me very curious about his books. I felt like if the movies were this good,…
First Day of Preschool | A Mother’s Dilemma
The day that I was looking forward to with equal parts of anxiety and anticipation has finally dawned. The change that I had mentioned in my post Changes & Priorities is here. Today I sent little D for his first day of pre-school. Actually as I write this, he is still at school, and my mind is running around in circles…
The Madras Affair by Sundari Venkatraman | Book Review
This is the very first book by Sundari that I have read, but I have followed her blog for quite some time now, so I am familiar with her writing style. Which is why, going in I knew I could expect a well-crafted story and pretty clean, error free language, and I wasn’t disappointed at all….
It Happens For A Reason by Preeti Shenoy | Book Review
This is the second Preeti Shenoy book that I have read after ‘The One You Cannot Have’, and while both these stories are very different from each other, my overall experience remains the same. This one too started out as total page turner, and this one too has a rushed and unsatisfactory concluding sequence. ‘It…