“I want to be justice, love and the wrath of God all in one.” For some reason, I find myself with a certain level of difficulty of sharing my thoughts on this particular book. Not that to was a difficult read - not at all. It was one of the easiest, however, it did deal [...]
I found out about this book via an endless page of 4.5-5 stars by various Bookstagrammers and Booktubers. I was intrigued by all the love and admiration this Indian author received globally and instantly wanted to get a copy for myself! (Having said that, my views remain uninfluenced from it all.) Ghachor Ghochar was originally [...]
Disclaimer: The fact that I received this copy for a review by the author does not affect my views in any which way. Before I begin sharing my thoughts on this particular book I'd like to congratulate the author, Kochery C. Shibu on his first novel! I think it isn't said enough that how amazing [...]
“Yes, Ma’am, I said again, forgetting. They used to have dolls, for little girls, that would talk if you pulled a string at the back; I thought I was sounding like that, voice of a monotone, voice of a doll. She probably longed to slap my face. They can hit us, there’s Scriptural precedent. But [...]
A family reunites for, what proves to be, the last time. In just a matter of a couple of hours, multiple lives change. And none of them for the good. A family is torn apart, two lovers separated, a life of guilt and an urge of penance and atonement for one. The author is both cruel [...]
Honestly, I didn't feel much while reading this book. I really did try, though. So for those of you who don't know me well, I read a lot of books based on holocaust: non-fiction and fiction. I'll do a detailed post on them collectively soon. When I finished reading it, I was a little scared to [...]
I came across Siobhan Dowd while reading A Monster Calls by Patrik Ness. I learned that the storyline was originally drafted by Siobhan, however before she could complete it, she lost her life to cancer. Since both these authors shared the same publishing house, Ness was approached to continue and give the storyline shape and bring [...]
