The Better Mother by Jennifer van der Kleut | Book Review

Up until a few years ago, I truly believed that the world was inherently a good place. I thought that no matter what, the good in people always wins over. But over the past few years, I’ve been thoroughly disabused of the notion. It doesn’t mean that I believe that the world is all bad, but that the bad parts are more powerful than the good. I’ve turned into a full blown cynic and I don’t see myself moving out of this position anytime soon. Yet, I’m utterly shocked and enraged every time someone does something bad, especially when they believe they are right. I don’t know what that says about me and that it happened again in The Better Mother by Jennifer van der Kleut.

Donoor’s Curse by Sharath Komarraju | Book Review

Donoor’s Curse is a story woven around the village of Donoor; a village steeped in superstition. Or so it may seem. But when Devdutt Pathak loses his godfather, who has very wisely or unwisely left him clues, Dev heads out to the village to find out why his baba was unceremoniously snatched from him. What follows is a thrilling story of adventure and revelations and shocks, woven in with Dev’s spasms of alcoholic craving.