Dark Circles traces the timeline of a family that is drastically torn apart because of one mistake of a mortal human that can hardly be called a tragedy but tragic it is, indeed, to witness how slowly one by one each of the family members are affected by the dark vines of melancholy. The book … Continue reading Dark Circles by Udayan Mukherjee
A book like this is intended to reach most human beings. A book like this can cloud your heart with the darkness that is seeping through its pages and engulf you in a shroud. Anita Nair's brilliant piece of work, Eating Wasps is a book dedicated to finding the missing links in our lives that … Continue reading Eating Wasps by Anita Nair
Tides Don't Cross is a light and fun one-time read for readers who are looking for a reading break in between intense books or for ones who are starting to inculcate the practice of reading in themselves. On the surface the book is about three lives and how their paths cross despite them being so … Continue reading Tides Don’t Cross by Simar Malhotra
Here I list a few of my favourite English books written by Indian authors whom I have grown to love. While Independence day is coming up and we all gear to celebrate the day and commemorate the martyrs who gave their lives fighting for our freedom, I am fully armored and ready to start with … Continue reading 5 English books by Indian authors you must read
This collection of poems has been a delight to read. With verses that touch your heart and at the same time easy to breeze through for a poetry novice like me, Origami birds breathes fresh air into my lungs. The first few lines about the title and the theme of the book ties me to … Continue reading Origami Birds by Tanya Jain
This book was nothing short of brilliant. Every word, every sentence, every page of the book hit me hard. To think there are tons of women going through the same or worse in their lives is horrifying. While reading When I Hit You I felt choked and breathless. It felt like someone had locked me … Continue reading When I Hit You by Meena Kandasamy was hard-hitting
Exposing the hilarious and satirical life of the Instagram famous and the frequent club-goers, The Bitter Pill Social Club is an invite to unlimited gossip and lots of craziness. The story starts with a young woman getting dumped by her boyfriend who has been diagnosed with AIDS. Although I didn't find the premise to be … Continue reading The Bitter Pill Social Club by Rohan Dahiya
"Will Meha find the foreverwala love in a world where relationships can be as brief as the messages we send each other and where we are spoilt for choices just like the screensaver on our phone?" Although I try to stay distant from boy-meets-girl love stories, but I decided to give this new release a … Continue reading Let’s have Coffee by Parul A. Mittal
By the time Sana made it to the front door of the restaurant a rash had crawled up her arms. She could feel the heat prickle her scalp and a scream bubbling its way up her chest like the undigested lunch of a rickshaw driver. Nothing, not the satisfaction of the chilly interiors of her … Continue reading Excerpt from The Bitter Pill Social Club by Rohan Dahiya
March was a crazy busy month wherein I hosted a readathon that consisted of reading books by female authors only and hosted a number of giveaways celebrating some excellent women writers. Reading wise, the month has been diverse and I must say, almost all of my reads were wonderful. Wrapping up the month with the … Continue reading Femme March Fest Wrap Up
