The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

There is something incredibly relaxing about art. About drawing, colouring, creating something. It takes one's mind off the various stresses and worries of everyday life. I have always loved colouring books. So much so that before 'adult colouring books' became trendy, I used to buy the kiddie ones and colour them in. An elephant balancing a ball on its head, an ice cream cart, a cute cat and so on... They were decidedly "child-like" sketches but I loved colouring them in! So, imagine my delight, when adult colouring books became a thing! There are just so many beautiful ones to choose from out there.. I even have a Traveler's Notebook colouring insert from an Etsy store! So much joy! Anyway, so, I was on Facebook the other day, when I saw an ad for Good Earth's new 'Mughal Garden' themed colouring book. They had a few pictures of the inside spreads and I didn't need any more persuading! Hopped on to Amazon and quickly placed an order! ...

Hello!  Some Pages and Words from recent times.  This Tuesday feels like a Saturday, for some odd reason.  I spent most of today in bed..I have a sinking feeling I am coming down with something. I have popped a bunch of vitamins to ward off any illness that might be coming my way. Hopefully this works!  So I leave you will pages and words today.  :) 

Plant lady is the new Cat Lady. I love plants in a home. I love the life they infuse in the space.  My parent's home is full of plants and I wish so was mine.  Sadly I am not the best when it comes to keeping plants well. Also when you go away for a month or more, the poor plants need to fend for themselves and it makes me feel really guilty.  But a little bit of nature in an urban jungle is just what the soul needs.  :) 

Book: Bhendi Bazaar Author: Vish Dhamija Pages: 360 Read on: Kindle (via Kindle Unlimited) Read in: 4-odd hours Plot Summary:  1982. Three teenage girls planning a flight from the Soviet Union to the West end up being sold in Mumbai's red-light area instead. The murders start a quarter of a century later. The victims are all men. All of them tricks, waiting for trysts with high-class escorts.  DCP Rita Ferreira is quick to recognize the serial-killer strain; the media isn't far behind. The news sends shock-waves through the city. The first serial killer in living memory of Mumbai is out on the streets. As Rita grapples to establish the killer's pattern through Bhendi Bazaar, the killer gives her 24 hours to stop the next murder. Can she do that before she becomes the next victim? Thoughts and Review: Vish Dhamija is an author whose work we stumbled upon via our Kindle Unlimited subscription. If you want to know what Kindle Unlimited is and what our thought...

Hello!  It's Friday and that means it's time to line up some things I've been loving lately.  I have been loving the lovely rains we've had all week long in Bombay. And to add to the mood I've been reading psychological thrillers all week long!  Reviews and thoughts on the same coming soon. Right now I am just getting started with an Agatha Christie mystery--  Cat Among Pigeons!  My weekend reading seems all sorted.  My Friday has been lovely. I've been resting my busted leg and watching a shit ton of videos on Youtube and reading in bed. I also talked to my Dad and caught up on things.  Made myself a simple lunch and drank some orange juice.  Also there was Pizza!  And...new cleaning supplies...well I am a Monica Gellar at heart and this bring me joy!  :)  Now on to some of my recent loves.... 1. A Chic Sparrow Traveller's Notebook in Joy!  Such an apt name for a bright and happ...

Hello!  This Thursday I thought I'd share some of my recent Sartorial Choices with you. These were some of the outfits I wore on my recent holiday. I love Indian prints, textiles and colours for an Indian Summer.  I wore loads of prints and mixed several prints over the course of my holiday.  Let's see some of them shall we?  A kurta from Global Desi. An old favourite ring of mine that I got from Levitate Bangalore.  A kurta from Biba, love the soothing colour and the print is just so pretty.  A very old top from Fabindia & my super cute earrings from Girl Thinks Co.  How cute are these elephants?!  A Kantha stitch dupatta and a jacquard  tunic and an old favourite necklace from Fabindia that I have worn to death but still love just as much.  And finally, my bag of choice for most of my holiday...a gorgeous Ikat satchel from Ajio.   It went with every single outfi...

Book: The Girl in the Red Coat Author: Kate Hamer Pages: 384 Read on: The Kindle Read in: 3-4 hours Plot Summary:  Carmel Wakeford becomes separated from her mother at a local children's festival, and is found by a man who claims to be her estranged grandfather. He tells her that her mother has had an accident and that she is to live with him for now. As days become weeks with her new family, 8-year-old Carmel realises that this man believes she has a special gift... While her mother desperately tries to find her, Carmel embarks on an extraordinary journey, one that will make her question who she is - and who she might become. Things I Liked: Quick list: 1. The premise of the book is interesting- a young child kidnapped (though she doesn't think she is) by an old man claiming to be her estranged maternal grandpa and her mother's journey through the fog of grief, regret, guilt and terror that losing a child brings. So, yeah, that's what drew me to t...

Hello!  Time for yet another book haul and that too after a good while.  May was a slow month for book buying, I think I bought like 4 books.. And I bought zero books in June.  So once I was back home from my summer holiday..I had a few books I had my eye on and I wanted to get soon.  So these books were ordered within the first few days of being back from Amazon.   Let's see what I've added to my bookshelves so far  in the month... Books Bought.. Munnu A Boy from Kashmir by Malik Sajad  Waves by Sundara Ramaswamy  The Living by Anjali Joseph  Farewell Song by Rabindranath Tagore  The Creeper by Emerald Fennell  The Blind Lady's Descendants by Anees Salim Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag  I am saving most of these books fro my Annual Indian Books in August phenomenon. I am excited as hell!  :)  Happy Reading folks! 

Hello!  I am back!  I feel like I've been mostly gone from this blog of mine for a while. Travel and then being back home and trying to get the house back in order has taken up most of my time. And then I hurt my leg rather badly and have been in a world of pain and discomfort! So blogging had taken a bit of a backseat.  But that stops today.  Today I return to blogging regularly.  And what better way to start than to showcase my brand-new love!  A little over a week ago, my sister spent a good amount of time drooling over these beauties. I had previously heard about Klever Cases and had it in the back of mind to get  one of these.  And last week we took the plunge and ordered 3 of these beauties!  I am so happy with these cases, they are so incredibly beautiful and well-made and simply stunning.  Really sturdy and honestly they look and feel like a hardback book.  I couldn't be happier!  Let...