After a very long time, I stayed up until 5 in the morning to finish reading a book. Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter is a heartwarming and charming contemporaray romance novel that will leave you with a smile on your face. The book follows Liz Buxbaum, a high school senior who has grown up on romantic comedies and believes in their happy endings. … Continue reading Review | Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

#QOTD – What does healing mean to you, and how do you find hope and beauty in difficult times? I came across this collection of poems by Pragati Agarwal – ‘Tomorrow I Will Be Full’, making heartbreak, emptiness, and healing feel beautiful, one poem at a time. Each word will hold your hand to tell a story of hope, when life gets dark and walk … Continue reading Review | Tomorrow I Will Be Full by Pragati Agarwal

#QOTD – Have you read or watched anything that empowered you enough to own your sexuality? I watched “The Vagina Monologues” in the theater almost 7-8 years back and at that point of time I didn’t have the guts to talk about my vagina out loud. But today I can have a conversation all around it. This ground-breaking play written by Eve Ensler in 1996 … Continue reading Review | The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler

#QOTD – Do you enjoy historical fiction? Ghostwalk by Rebecca Stott is a beautifully written and deeply haunting novel that blurs the line between fact and fiction. The book opens with Elizabeth Vogelsang, a Cambridge historian, being found drowned, clutching a glass prism in her hand. Her book about Isaac Newton’s involvement with alchemy remains unfinished. Lydia Brooke, a young historian, is then commissioned to … Continue reading Review | Ghostwalk by Rebecca Stott

#QOTD – What is the last romance book that you have loved? I have never been a typical romance reader. Classic novels and their romantic plots are the maximum for me. But very recently, Ira and Nandini suggested me some young adult contemporary love stories. And, those were exactly what I needed to cope with the stress in work and life! I picked up Book … Continue reading Review | Book Lovers by Emily Henry

#QOTD – What are you guys reading these days? I recently finished Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. It is less like a novel and more like a collection of some plotless vignetters. In the beginning, it comes across as a collection of short stories, but then you see a connection between the chapters so as to become one continuous whole. The book revolves around a small … Continue reading Review | Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell

A murder mystery is the perfect weather for this gloomy weather! Sleeping Murder, written by Agatha Christie, is a gripping and suspenseful mystery novel that will keep readers guessing until the very end. The story follows Gwenda Halliday, a young woman who moves into a new home in England. As Gwenda begins to settle, she begins to experience strange and unsettling events, and finds herself … Continue reading Review | Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie

#QOTD – Do you like to binge on holiday romance? I absolutely love to watch and read holiday romances! Although, my all time favourite Christmas movie will always be The Holiday! Amongst the new ones, I am a fan of Christmas Inheritance, which I guess was released last year! Netflix has Christmas releases lined up for every year, and I love watching those small town … Continue reading Review | Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison

#QOTD – What were your favourite childhood books? Whenever I think about the first books that I read as a child, the earliest conscious memory that I have are of Aesop’s fables, mainly The Fox and the Grapes, The Tortoise and the Hare and The Boy Who Cried Wolf. I can’t quite recall how old I was when I read my first book by Enid … Continue reading Review | The Naughtiest Girl in the School by Enid Blyton