A SMALL NOTE 💛 : If there's one thing I set the time aside to do in the very last week of the year it is to reflect and to plan. It has almost become a yearly chore, something that provides a sort of queer comfort to me; looking at all my achievements, coming up … Continue reading favorite reads of 2020 ✨
new autumn 🍂 { mini life-update }
On beginnings 💛 I have always loved the beginning of things, the promise of excitement and anecdotes, and of undying vigor for the next few months, eventually giving way to a dulled hope for the rest of the year. Even as I pessimistically say this, I have high expectations from the place I'm headed to … Continue reading new autumn 🍂 { mini life-update }
Some popular books I strongly dislike
This is the part where I tell my readers that I do not wish to offend you. People have different tastes and expectations from different books. It is fine if you read for entertainment and It is fine if you read for escapism. I'm not judging. And I am not berating you for liking a … Continue reading Some popular books I strongly dislike
After Dark by Haruki Murakami
It is 2:46 AM. A cup of warm coffee in one hand and the other wandering over the keyboard of my computer, trying to find the constellation of letters that would coherently describe my love for after dark. I believe that there are a few books in the world that have the ability to make … Continue reading After Dark by Haruki Murakami
Interview with author of Winter of the wolf; Martha Hunt Handler
Hello everyone, I hope you all are doing well. Today I'm extremely thrilled to be featuring Wolf activist and now a debut author ; Martha Hunt Handler on my blog for a conversation surrounding her book, titled - Winter of the Wolf. Here she talks about her inspiration, books she has been loving recently and … Continue reading Interview with author of Winter of the wolf; Martha Hunt Handler
BLM, Pride month TBR & some thoughts.
Hello friends, Before I start, I want to talk a bit about the black lives matter protests currently going on in the United States in wake of the murder of George Floyd. It is easy to ignore a movement going on in another part of the world just because you think it does not affect … Continue reading BLM, Pride month TBR & some thoughts.
a new favorite book, ghibli movies ft. month two of quarantine
Hello friends, I hope everyone is doing well and taking care of themselves during these terrible times. If you don't know I'm doing a sort of series on my blog where I keep a track of all the things I read and watch during Quarantine. You can check out the first one here if you … Continue reading a new favorite book, ghibli movies ft. month two of quarantine
Books, movies & the virus
First of all, I really hope all of you are doing well and taking care of you and your loved ones by staying inside. It is a very grave time right now but we must not lose hope. My country just announced a lockdown as well so there is a lot of panic circulating among … Continue reading Books, movies & the virus
Nothing Ventured by Jeffrey Archer | Book review
William Warwick has always wanted to be a detective, and decides, much to his father’s dismay, that rather than become a lawyer like his father, Sir Julian Warwick QC, and his sister Grace, he will join London’s Metropolitan Police Force. After graduating from university, William begins a career that will define his life: from his … Continue reading Nothing Ventured by Jeffrey Archer | Book review
Farewell
A journey started 12 years ago. I looked outside, through the window of our car, at the blurry figures of my grandparents moving further away. One left turn and they disappeared. I closed my eyes living every memory once before making enough room to store them in my head. Even as a seven year old, … Continue reading Farewell