Category Archives: Book Reviews

Booker Prize 2024 Shortlist – Reviews & Ranking

Earlier this year, I decided to start reading and reviewing the Booker Prize shortlisted books. I started off with the International Booker Prize 2024 and predicted The Details to win, but that didn’t happen. Kairos won instead. Kairos – the one book from the shortlist that I DNFed. And hence, I learned that I’m not great at predictions. But was I still going to try and read the Booker Prize 2024 shortlist and try to predict the winner all over again? Absolutely!

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley | Book Review

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley was one of my most anticipated books of 2024 and I got to read it recently. But was it worth all that anticipation? Because Lucy Foley’s books have been a bit of a hit or miss for me and they have always alternated.

Funny Story by Emily Henry | Book Review

“It’s easy to be loved by the ones who’ve never seen you f up. The ones you’ve never had to apologize to, and who still think all your quirks are charming. It’s easy to be around people who don’t know you. But as soon as someone starts to figure you out – as soon asContinueContinue reading “Funny Story by Emily Henry | Book Review”

We Are the Quarry, Fate is the Hunter by Prasad & Shubhada Godbole | Book Review

We Are the Quarry, Fate is the Hunter is written by ex-sailor couple Prasad and Shubhada Godbole in one of the most heartwarming, funny, witty, lovely way possible. As soon as I finished this book, I went on Instagram to gush about it and days later, I still feel the same way. The very thought of it puts a smile on my face and I know that if I were in India, I would get a paperback copy for myself to highlight and tab and annotate. It’s THAT good!

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous Reading Blog | Ocean Vuong Book Review

I wondered about what to write as an introduction for this book, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. I wondered for a long time, wrote some things, hit backspace, wrote again – and finally decided to keep the format of what it was originally intended for. I do a series of videos overContinueContinue reading “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous Reading Blog | Ocean Vuong Book Review”

Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo | Book Review

Before I explain to you how disappointing one of my most anticipated books of 2023 was, I need to put it out there that Elizabeth Acevedo is one of my favorite authors of all time. When she announced Family Lore, her first novel for adult readers, I lost my mind with excitement and anticipation. And when August 2023 came, I was sick with worry because no bookstore here was stocking it. You know why? Because the Australian book market is weird like that. Half the global book releases are postponed Down Under and the same was the case with Family Lore.

Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri | Book Review

Roman Stories is Jhumpa Lahiri’s latest work, a return to her roots, if you will, because this is a collection of short stories like her Pulitzer Prize winning Interpreter of Maladies. I’ve been a fan of Jhumpa Lahiri’s writing for a bit and when this book was announced, I promptly lost my mind. But before I get into what I think of her new book, I have to take a step or two back to tell you how I fell in love with her words.

November 2023 Reading Wrap Up | Books I Read in November 2023 | Recent Reads

Today’s blog post is my November 2023 reading wrap up. I read 11 books in November and although I wanted to read a bunch of nonfiction books for Nonfiction November, there were only a few that I managed to actually read. I will also be withholding sharing one of the books I read in November because I’m saving them for vlogs that I want to be putting up soon. I mean, I’ve been waiting for a few books to arrive at the library and only 2 of the 3 have become available, so all I can do is continue to wait. But I’m very excited for these vlogs to go up!

Recent Reads – October 2023 Edition | Books I Read Recently | 10 Mini Book Reviews

My previous Recent Reads blog posts were reading wrap ups in which I talked about ALL the books I read in the mentioned months. But today, the content in here, while being a collection of mini book reviews, is also a random collection of books that I’ve read in recent times. I’ve reviewed these books on Instagram, also where these reviews are from. Yeah, I know, I’m a genius, reusing my content across platforms. 😛 The point is, I’m really proud of these reviews and wanted to share them with you here.