Author: knittedpages
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Food and People: The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai | Book Review
Published by Pan Macmillan India Genre- Mystery, Food Book Blurb What’s the one dish you’d do anything to taste just one more time? Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a very special restaurant. Run by Koishi Kamogawa and her father Nagare, the Kamogawa Diner treats its customers to wonderfully extravagant meals. But that’s not…
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Space Conspiracy+Teenagers= Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff | Book Review
Set in 2575, this sci-fi epistolary novel deserves all the hype it gets
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Of hockey and life- Beartown by Fredrik Backman | Book Review
“The only thing the sport gives us are moments. But what the hell is life, Peter, apart from moments?”
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When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon- A ‘Mismatch’ | Book Review
Published by Simon Pulse Genre- Young Adult, Contemporary Dimple Shah has it all figured out. With graduation behind her, she’s more than ready for a break from her family, from Mamma’s inexplicable obsession with her finding the “Ideal Indian Husband.” Ugh. Dimple knows they must respect her principles on some level, though. If they truly…
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Shades of Grey- The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni | Book Review
Published by Doubleday Genre- Mythological retelling Tracing Panchaali’s life — from fiery birth and lonely childhood, where her beloved brother is her only true companion; through her complicated friendship with the enigmatic Krishna; to marriage, motherhood and Panchaali’s secret attraction to the mysterious man who is her husbands’ most dangerous enemy — The Palace of Illusions is…
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Legend by Marie Lu | Book Review
Published by Speak Genre- Young adult, dystopian What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic’s wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic’s highest military circles.…
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The Waffle Book Tag
I recently came across The Waffle Book Tag by Kat from Novels and Waffles and the tag was so scrumptious, I knew I had to do it! So here are some book recommendations inspired by, and to go with delicious waffle flavors. 1984 1984 is a story set in a dystopian land, about a man…
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Of Books, Bloggers, and (Love) Life: Adulting by Neharika Gupta | Book Review
Book Publishing, Blogging and (love) life- A very rare combination in a book! Read my review of Adulting by Neharika Gupta. #books
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TV Shows I love (That I think you’ll like too) Part 1 || Life
Some TV shows you watch and then move on to the next one. Others, come to your mind ever so randomly when you least expect it. We all have those few shows, don’t we? Today, I am sharing shows which are it for me. Without much further ado, here’s the list, in the order I…
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A Will to Kill by RV Raman- a tale of misty mountains and murder | Book Review
Published by Harper Collins India Genre- Crime Fiction An ageing and wheelchair-bound Bhaskar Fernandez has finally reclaimed his family property after a bitter legal battle, and now wants to reunite his aggrieved relatives. So, he invites them to his remote Greybrooke Manor in the misty Nilgiris – a mansion that has played host to several…
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