Why Do I Write Book Reviews?

If you have been following or reading my blogs, especially for Blogchatter Half Marathon, one topic that would have stood out is books/book reviews. One of the first book reviews …

Women Authors From Around The World

In these days of the pandemic, the only type of travel most of us are comfortable doing is armchair travel. Through books, I have discovered cities and countries I am …

Britt-Marie Was Here ~ Frederik Backman

“A Man Called Ove” by Frederik Backman is one of my favourite books. Ove’s story of an elderly curmudgeon battling loneliness, finding friendship and peace touched my heart. Thus, during …

Girls And The City ~ Manreet Sodhi Someshwar

Reshma, Leela and Juhi, three young women, living and working in Bangalore. Leela is a young single mother determined to raise her daughter well. Fresh recruit Juhi is trying to …

The Last Queen ~ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

There are many characters and incidents in history that get buried under the sands of time. One such largely forgotten character from history was Maharani Jindan, the last Queen of …

10 Book Recommendations For Tweens

I am a passionate believer in promoting reading for children. Reading not only helps them in increasing their vocabulary and comprehension skills but also sparks their curiosity. Children get a …

In Search Of Heer ~ Manjul Bajaj

“In Search Of Heer” is a re-telling of the iconic story of Heer-Ranjha. Ranjha, unappreciated by his mother, is cheated out of his rightful inheritance by his brothers. On hearing …

River Of Fire ~Qurratulain Hyder

“River Of Fire” by Qurratulain Hyder is a masterpiece that spans millennia. The story starts from 300BC when cirucumstances bring a young student from gurukul, a prince who wants to …

Regency Authors To Add To Your TBR If You Loved Bridgerton

Romance novels, novels that most of us cut our reading teeth on. Romance novels are our escape when the world becomes overwhelming, offering a few hours of make-believe and happily …

Heartfelt Symphonies ~ Chinmayee Gayartree Sahu

“Heartfelt Symphonies” by Chinmayee Gayatree Sahu is an anthology of poems. The book has been divided into four sections, supreme power, nature, fire and life. The sections correspond to the …