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A novella I loved: The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren

“Do you ever have a feeling about someone? Like they’re your safe space and, I don’t know, like someday it could be more?”

―from the book.

It's so fascinating how some books instantly draw you in. I was reading the sample of this book on Kindle, and by the time I reached the ending of the sample, I knew I had to read this novella.

I keep talking about Love Virtually and Every Seventh Wave by Daniel Glattauer. They're my absolute QQfavourites, of course. I recently reread these books and loved them ...

Book Review: The Lies Among Us by Sarah Beth Durst

Book: The Lies Among Us

Author: Sarah Beth Durst

Publisher: Lake Union Publishing

Source: Netgalley

Genre: Women's Fiction/Drama/Paranormal Fantasy

Short Blurb: After her mother dies, Hannah doesn’t know how to exist without her. Literally. In fact, Hannah’s not even certain that she does exist. No one seems to see or hear her, and she finds herself utterly alone. Grief-stricken and confused, her sense of self slowly slipping away, Hannah sets out to find a new purpose in life—and answers about who (...

Movies That I've Recently Enjoyed.

I don't usually sit down to watch TV, watch whatever I catch while having my meals or anything. But, recently, I have been watching films regularly. I'm leaving those that I didn't like. Sharing  that come to mind as I type. Interestingly, they were never on my to-watch list.

Labor Day (2013): Directed by Jason Reitman. Based on a book 'Labor Day' by Joyce Maynard. 

A single mother, almost a recluse, Adele (Kate Winslet) and her 13-14 years old son Henry (Gattlin Griffith) are returning from a dep...

Book Review: Rossogolla Murders by Debeshi Gooptu

Book: Rossogolla Murders

Author: Debeshi Gooptu

Pages: 243

Genre: Murder Mystery

Price: ₹200 (Kindle copy. Also available as a paperback)

Rossogolla Murders by Debeshi Gooptu is the second book of the Dragon Aunty Series. I read 'The Mangar Mayhem’ ―the third book in the series (the books in the series can be read as standalone novels) and really liked it. So, I wanted to read The Rossogolla Murders, and before I could buy it, the author sent me a copy of this book. However, this (and the fact that D...

Saving Books for Later? (+TBR List)

 

Photo: Asal Lotfi, Unsplash

‘Have you ever looked forward to reading a book so much you can’t actually start it?’

This is a quote from ‘The Flatshare’ by Beth O'Leary. And when I read it, I was like ki 'arrey haan! This is what I do. And I am not the only one.’

That's the thing: no matter what we do, think, feel or go through, we are not the only ones. 

There are so many books on my bookshelf (including kindle shelf) that I bought because I really, really wanted to read them, but have been saving t...

Book Review: Kashmir by Manreet Sodhi Someshwar

Book: Kashmir (the partition trilogy)

Author: Manreet Sodhi Someshwar

Genre: History/Politics (a blend of creative nonfiction and fiction)

Publisher: Harper Collins India

Pages: 294

Price: ₹ 324 (on Amazon. Kindle version available)

Kashmir by Manreet Sodhi Someshwar is the conclusion to the Partition trilogy. The preceding titles are Hyderabad and Lahore, and although it has some references of Lahore, you can read it as a standalone novel. 

It captures the final parts of the period of partition and it...

My English Translation of Manjul Nigam's Beautiful Poem

Image: My Painting (acrylic on canvas)
So I found this beautiful poem on Twitter, beautifully recited by Sanjeev Paliwal Ji, and felt like translating it. You can listen to the rendition HERE )So, here it goes:


मंजुल निगम जी की कविता:

अलसुबह मुझे जगाते हैं
तुम्हारे ख़्वाब, 
मेरी उम्मीदें
मेरे ढेरों अरमां
और हौले से ले जाते हैं मुझे

तुम्हारी प्रतीक्षा के द्वार तक। 

मैं आँख बन्द कर 

हो जाता हूँ 

प्रतीक्षारत 

जैसे कोई भक्त 

करता हैं निर्जला व्रत 

और फिर आहिस्ता-आहिस्ता 

बजने लगती है 

तुम्हारी पायल

जैसे मंदिर की घण्ट...

A Bookish Q & A Post 2023

 

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I found this interesting bookish questions post (by Pratibha) on Twitter, and picked a few questions to answer. Here it goes...

Top 3 books read in 2023

Simsim by Geet Chaturvedi, translated by Anita Gopalan

Cobalt Blue by Sachin Kundalkar, translated by Jerry Pinto

Woman to Woman by Madhulika Liddle

I'd like to mention a horror novel, 'Let Him In’ by William Friend.

Favourite romance 2023

None, actually. And I'm surprised. Re-read my two favourite romance books (I'll mention later).

Bes...

My Favourite Slow-Burn Love Stories

I'm very fond of delightful love stories. But, I believe, romance novels can be really boring if not handled well (involves many factors). One of the things that really pisses me off is 'insta love' or love at first sight. Maybe because I don't believe in the theory of love at first sight. I like to see the protagonists growing in a beautiful relationship; to see them fictional characters falling in love. 

If you ask me about my favourite fictional characters falling in love, I'd say Leo and Emmi...

Writers of Blogchatter Anthology Part 2

 

So, here's the second part where I'm introducing you to the writers of The Blogchatter Book of Thrillers (that I am part of), published by Readomania. Also, let me tell you a little about the featured stories as they appear. Request you to check the first part HERE.

One Night by Tarang Sinha: It's about a young, depressed boy who happens to be wandering at night when he meets a girl in a weird situation. 

Tarang Sinha is a bilingual writer, translator and self taught artist. Her stories and artic...