Hello!
Long time no haul.
I must admit that book buying has been slow over here, not that I am complaining. I could, like any other true blue bookworm do with a little less book buying.
Back in August, during Independence Day, Flipkart was having an amazing Sale. Books were being sold for at crazy prices and I was alerted by the lovely sister duo Bhavya and Sabi who run the Instragram handle Our Treasure Chest about the sale, I quickly hopped over and acquired some amazing books.
These are them...
I've read a few and the rest are all books I can't wait to get to.
A beautiful stack of books!
There are a few things as happiness inducing as a stack of new books.
Ah!
BOOKS BOUGHT///
1. The Body Myth by Rheea Mukherjee
2. The Carpet Weaver by Nemat Sadat
3. The Other Americans by Laila Lalami
4. Khuswant Singh Selects Best Indian Short Stories
5. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
6. Behold, I Shine by Freny Manecksha
7. Queens of Hastinapur by Sharath Kommaraju
8. This House of Clay and Water by Faiqa Mansab
9. Letters to my Ex by Nikita Singh
10. The Man from the Egg by Sudha Murty
11. The Upside Down King by "
12. Kanpur Khoofiya Pvt. Ltd by Richa S. Mukherjee
13. Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi
14. Final Girls by Riley Sager
15. Life Over Two Beers by Sanjeev Sanyal
16. The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint Expery
I am always looking to read more books from around the world, from counties I've never read from before. This one won the International Man Booker Prize this year and it sounds like something I will enjoy a lot. Its about three sisters in Oman and their lives and families.
This one was kindly sent to my by the publisher and I really enjoyed it and have reviewed it already.
4/5
Sudha Murty and Mythology.
What's not to love?!
These are easy peasy and happy reads.
Highly recommend.
4/5
I am not normally the biggest fan of love and romance. I honestly, picked this up because it was dirt cheap. I read it recently and while it's pretty decently written and nice enough, I can't quite say I loved it. It was OK, strictly OK.
2.5/5
I meant to read this a long time ago, like in January. I ordered it in the beginning of the year but it was stolen and I was too bummed to order it again. I got it for super cheap during the sale and got it and read it.
It was an intense read, about three very different women. About friendship. Betrayal. Love, Identity.
I thoroughly enjoyed it.
4/5
Always in the mood for books about the Mahabharata.
It's my favourite epic of all time and basically my favourite story ever. It has so many layers and so much to offer. Therefore, its open to so many interpretations and adaptations.
There can't be a better time than now to read stories about Kashmir, especially about Kashmiri women.
I cannot wait to jump into this book.
I haven't read any Adiga and this might be a good place to start.
Yes please to short stories.
Another book I read and loved. Really loved. The death of a Moroccan immigrant causes big and small changes in all those around him.
I loved everything about this book, the writing, the premise and stories of the people here.
So good.
Highly recommend.
4.5/5
I really wanted to like this book, I really did. But..it kind of fell flat for me.
Decently written but..it didn't work for me.
I can appreciate it's scope and topic but didn't like it.
2.5/5
Read.
Liked.
It's odd...but moving.
The writing was alright..nothing too special.
But this is one gorgeous book.
Don't you think?
Pick it up if you like books about complicated relationships and love and illness.
3/5
This gorgeous book was a kind gift from a friend, picked up from Amsterdam on her travels.
I read this book recently. Delightful short stories full of wit and laughs and fun characters.
Good fun.
3/5
Normally, I am a big fan of all things Riley Sager. Now, I've read everything he's ever written. I hadn't read this, his first book till now.
But..this is my least favourite of all his books.
The premise was fun, the sole survivors of massacres. So 90s horror. But somehow the execution of it all left a lot to be desired.
Didn't work for me.
2/5
Wow I've read most of these books!
Good on me.
:)
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