The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

Hello!!!  A whole month of the new year is gone.  Time flies and I am ok with it. No point sweating over it. :) January was a good month.  A long and nice month.  I read 14 books! I managed to get 31 posts up this month.  We had some real winter for a change.  I watched some wonderful TV shows and movies.  Wore loads of Indian clothes.  I journaled and really enjoyed my time spent making my journal as pretty as I can. You were good month January.  A good start to a New Year.  Let's see some of my favourite things from January.  1. Journal/// I am a list maker and resolution setter. So January is always about making resolutions for the New Year and this year was no different. I set up my new planner and journals and it has made me so happy.  Above- This is the front page of my journal. I used some botanical die-cuts and some stickers to decorate the front page.  ...

Book: Shadow in the Mirror Author: Deepti Menon Pages: 182 Read on: Kindle via our Kindle Unlimited Subscription  Read in: 2 hours  Plot Summary:  It all begins with a death. Nita, a pregnant woman falling from her balcony becomes the string that unravels the plot. Her death casts a shadow over many lives; her heartbroken father, her husband and Vinny, a young journalist, drawn in by the whiff of foul play and murder. What follows are stories within stories, eras and worlds colliding with each other, leaving behind splintered relationships and  mesmerising  slices of lives that appear to be drawn together and driven apart by the whimsical threads of destiny. As events cast their shadows ahead to link the stories of Vinny, Kavita, Roma, Krish and Nita in an unrelenting knot, a journey starts to uncover the truth. What is the secret that links Nita’s death to the other characters? Will Vinny be able to unravel the mystery of Nita...

Hello!  Time to share some more bag love. I recently did a post hauling a sling bag from Thread Casa, you can see it here.   I saw this very unique fold-over style tote on the site and I fell in love.  I love the vibrant colours and how in one bag you get 2 different kinds of prints and how well these said prints go together.  Let's jump in and see this beauty.  The straps are made of suede and this is great because it means that the straps don't slip off your shoulders as you are out and about.  I am so in love with the colour, print and the style of this bag.  It fits all of the things I need to carry around.  Fairly roomy and it goes with every outfit.  :)

Hello, hello! We've been receiving the gorgeous Planner Society Kit for a few months now and so, I thought I will do a quick unboxing and review of their oh-so-pretty December kit. We received this kit in early January and somehow this post is going up super late! Oops! Without any further ado, let's dive in, shall we?! Here's the envelope in which the kit goodies are packed into! This envelope is then put inside a box, so everything is safe from being jostled around!  Here are the papers for the month. All winter florals with a touch of red (for Christmas).. What I like about the Planner Society Kit is that they have a very non-festive December kit.. I don't mind the reindeer and holly motifs but sometimes it is just good to have stuff that you can use even after the festive season is over!  More papers! Both sides of the papers are printed, so these were on the flipside.  This month's kit came with a pencil case.....

Hello!  The month is nearly over and it's time to share the books- physical- I bought in the month of January.  It's a good way to start the year by buying only a reasonable number of books.  In total I've bought 5 physical books and 4 ebooks in January.  9 is a number I can live with and not feel guilty.  :) Let's see what I've added to my bookshelves this month.  I got all of these books from Amazon. Books Bought:  Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Night by Elie Wiesel  Jihadi Jane by Tabish Khair The Serpent's Revenge by Sudha Murthy  Death Under The Deodars by Ruskin Bond  I've heard so many good things about this book and I could do with a little bit of inspiration.  I've been meaning to read this classic true story for a while now.  I am going to be strong and read it soon.  I am currently reading this collection of stories from the Mahabharata. It...

Hello!  Stamps are a great way to add some colour and some beautiful prints to your journal pages. I for one am in love with stamps of all kinds.  They are gorgeous and add so much character to plain old boring pages.  I have a goal this year to make my journal pages as beautiful as I possibly can, so I am using stamps, stickers and washi tapes to add some colour and whimsy to my pages.  All of the stamps shown above are designs by Chemil Garden which we got via Cute Things from Japan.  They are so gorgeous. Very vintage-y and oh-so-whimsy.  I am so utterly in love.  The stamp inks are from a brand called Versa Color which I pick up from Itsy Bitsy .  Dreamcatcher!  This stamp is from Itsy Bitsy's own brand.  You can take a look at them HERE .  I would recommend you get a clear acrylic block to make stamping easy.  I am so in love!  :)