The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

Book: Closed Casket Author: Sophie Hannah Pages: 384 Read: The paperback edition featured here; You can read the first few pages of the book by clicking on 'Preview' below as well as buy the book via Amazon.in Read in: 3-odd hours Plot Summary:  ' What I intend to say to you will come as a shock....' Lady Athelinda Playford has planned a house party at her mansion in Clonakilty, County Cork, but it is no ordinary gathering. As guests arrive, Lady Playford summons her lawyer to make an urgent change to her will - one she intends to announce at dinner that night. She has decided to cut off her two children without a penny and leave her fortune to someone who has only weeks to live.... Among Lady Playford's guests are two men she has never met - the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and Inspector Edward Catchpool of Scotland Yard. Neither knows why he has been invited...until Poirot starts to wonder if Lady Playford expects a murderer to stri...

Hello!  I recently got some seriously cute stationery mail. I've wanted some decorative paper clips for a while and after a lot of looking on Etsy, I found these beauties and fell in love.  So cute! These bookmarks/ planner clips are made of super soft felt and are from a store called Created by Danielle .  Meet Sir Koala Bear.. he is super cute!    A pretty flower. Look at all the details on it!  And this BEE! OMG!! So cute!  Hedgehog! Always wanted a hedgehog something, anything!  An elephant! I am a big elephant lover!  Ditto for Hippos! Super cute!  No autumn in Bombay but who doesn't like leaves!  A pink whale! What is not to love?!  A big coffee lover needs a coffee to-go clip! :)  Here is the whole gang.. just hanging out! :)  I am so in love, I can't even pick a favourite. They are all so lovely. Well made, each of t...

Hello!  This Monday I am already missing the monsoons. I am missing cloud cover. Rainy days. And all that the rains bring with them. Last week was a gloriously rainy week but this week seems bone dry.  I am for one not looking forward to the October heat. The unbearable mugginess! Ugh!  But for now let's focus on the lovely rains!  :)  There is something magical about the rains.  I really hope they stay a little longer.  :)  Have a great week ahead. 

Hello!  This week for Stationery Sunday I want to share the set-up of my Chic Sparrow Fauxdori in Joy. I have been in love with Traveller's Notebook since it first arrived in my house! :) I have used her since then...from mid-July I think. I keep her in my handbag, as my on the go journal.  And as a journal in which I journal all of my social outings. Where I went, what I did and things like that. I also use it to make lists--- things I need...groceries and otherwise. A very handy, dandy way  to keep track of all things and it's the perfect size to keep in my handbag, no matter how big or small my handbag is.  Let's see what my Joy looks like.  I plan on decorating it a bit more..I have some page markers and cute bits on the way.  'Joy' from Chic Sparrow is vibrant, slightly mustard-y yellow. It is a perfect bright and happy colour. The leather is not stiff and moulds very well to the notebooks inside.  The first ...

Hello!  And a Happy Friday to you :)  Mine has been a rainy one. The Bombay rains has been very good this year by the grace of God. I am not complaining. We needed this rain.  Also the fantastic weather is such a blessing.  I am living for it!  :)  Now it's time to list some of my favourites in recent times.  1. Arm Candy/// I love this bracelet stack I put on a few days ago. A mix of things...a mad dash of colour and bits.  Amethyst and Lapis Lazuli.  From L-R: Either Or Fabindia bangles  Aquamarine bracelet.  2. Chumbak Watch/// These cats just make me very happy.  3. My New Walls/// I recently re-did the walls of my bedroom. I had a lot of Etsy/ whimsy art on it, which I loved but it was time for a change and time to add newness to my room.  I was at The Delhi Art Gallery in Kalaghoda recently and I bought some art prints from there. And these are on my wall and they...

Hello!  This is going to be a super mini book haul.  Like really tiny. Only 2 books!  :)  I love popping into Bargain Book Hut time and again to see what books they have on super discount. I got both of these books for really, really cheap. Nothing makes my heart happier.  Books Bought.. The Tiger's Wife by Tèa Obreht  Om Shanti Babe by Helen Limon (I got this book for only Rs. 99! I couldn't pass it up)  Also how adorable are these free bookmarks?!  So cute!  Happy Reading Folks :) 

Hello!  Happy Wednesday Folks!  And this Wednesday I want to bring you a little wishlist of joy. Of some beautiful magnetic bookmarks from a darling little shop I've recently come across called Hello Paper Cat    it has the cutest paper goods-- bookmarks, dashboards for planners and prints. Give the shop a look and I promise you'll come back charmed and want to get a bunch of stuff. I want to get some goodies soon...I already have some super cute bookmarks on the way..will haul them once they get to me.  For now let's jump into some of the beauties from Hello Paper Cat.  Seriously, aren't these just the cutest things you've ever seen?!  I love, LOVE the Cactus ones. So pretty!  :)  Perfect little companions to reading.  Happy Reading Folks. 

Hello!  Time for another little haul of books.  This time from one of my favourite little bookshops in Bombay- Kitab Khana.   I was in Kitab Khana last week and walked away with four books.  I wanted to buy more...I was feeling super speedy, but I honestly didn't find anything I loved enough to buy.  But these books I loved and I am so excited to get my reading on. Also I have my Christmas reading sorted! Yay me. 2 of the Vintage Classics to read during the last week of December. You know you are a true blue bookworm when you've got your Christmas reading figured out in September.  Let's see what I've got... Books Bought A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg  A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi (read and loved) The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena (read and reviewed)  I loved that I've already read 2/4 books in this haul, it makes me feel really...

Hello!  For this week's Monday Moods I want to share a delicious meal I recently had at 145, Kalaghoda    I had heard loads about this place and especially about their Freak Shakes! They looked so lovely and I especially wanted to try the Nutella Milkshake, honestly anything with Nutella in it makes my heart sing.  We (my sister and I) went there at noon and opted to get a few light nibbles.  I got some Hummus with Chicken and my sister got a breakfast thing- The Kickstarter.  And of course we got the milkshakes, which were delicious!  I enjoyed the drinks much more than I did the food. Next time I might try some of the main courses. The milkshakes are seriously amazing! So good! I highly recommend.  Hope your Monday was a good one. We had a super rainy and cloudy day in Bombay and I am not complaining!  Happy Reading folks :)