Tag: blogger
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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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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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My Bucket List || Life
A Bucket List means different things to different people. To me, a Bucket List is a list of things I want to do before I die. I don’t know whether the experiences I hope to have and things I wish to do before I die will eventually end up as a happy memory or not…
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The Gilded King by Josie Jaffrey | Book Review
Published by Josie Jaffrey Genre – Young Adult, Paranormal, Dystopia, Fantasy In the Blue, the world’s last city, all is not well.Julia is stuck within its walls. She serves the nobility from a distance until she meets Lucas, a boy who believes in fairytales that Julia’s world can’t accommodate. The Blue is her prison, not…
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What to do first: Read the Book or Watch the movie?
For a bookworm like me, on screen adaptations of books are always a tricky thing. They can be great if done right or the worst thing ever to happen to a book if not. But that’s not the only tricky part about book adaptations. For me, it’s whether to watch the movie before or after…
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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas | Book Review
Published by Walker Books Genre – Young Adult, Contemporary Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a…
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Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi || Book Review
Published by Josie Jaffrey Genre – Young Adult, Dystopia, PFantasy Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette’s touch is fatal. As long as she doesn’t hurt anyone else, no one really cares.…
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