The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

  Hello Loves!  August is over and done with and with that comes to end my yearly reading tradition of reading only books from India and the Indian Subcontinent.  It is usually one of my favourite reading months of the year and this year was no different.  I read a total of 20 books and I loved most of them.  I read books from India, translated books, a spot of non-fiction, a memoir, some essays and books from across the border.  A solid good month of reading.  And I can't wait to talk about my reads, so what are we waiting for?  Let's jump right in shall we?  BOOKS READ IN AUGUST 2022:   1. The Chronicles of Lost Daughters by Debarati Mukhopadhyay, Trans. by Arunava Sinha: I started my month with this absolute gem of a book and it was a perfect way to kick start my reading month and it was something that also ticked off reading something in honour of Reading Women in Translation.  This book is set in a era I love, the Golden Age in Bengal. The age when some truly magnificent

 Long time no post.  And long time no Bookmark Haul!  Who am I even?!  Hello Loves, I seem to have taken a hiatus of sorts this month.  This month has been very busy and blogging took a back seat. Luckily, reading didn't take a backseat. My monthly wrap-up will be up tomorrow. So look out for that.  For now, let's talk bookmarks.  You know things I love as much as books!  I love love love Bookmarks, handmade ones even more.  Sanchari over on Little Joys of Life makes some lovely art. This is my second time ordering something from her. Last time I got two painted postcard sized art prints of a very Bengali lady and gent.  This time I got myself two gorgeous bookmarks.  :)  Look how stunning.  First up, how freaking cute is the packaging?  Just seeing this in my mail made me so happy.  :)  So thoughtfully packed and she went ahead and sent me a ton of freebies.  :))))  All very gorgeous.  Some bookmarks and two postcards.  I will share those soon too. This post is for our *main

Hello Loves! Time to share some adorable bookish goodies I've recently added to my life.  You know I love a good book sleeve...a little too much some might say. A few months ago, I came across Sangrah on IG and ordered some goodies from them. They recently had some amazing offers and some new prints (not on sale) and I treated myself to some book-sleeves.  Here are my newest, squishy sleeves in all their glory.  I have done a haul showing my loot from them last time, you can see that post here.   Prints, Prints, Prints.  All very bookish.  Here is the first one, slightly with a vintage vibe. I love the vintage-y stack of books and the bundle of letters.  This one is a perfect size for a Kindle or an iPad Mini or a small paperback. My sister is using it for her Kindle at the moment.  This one might just be my favourite.  I love everything about this print, the colour and the illustrations.  So so so cute.  I am already using this one to hold my Kindle.  I already know this one is g

 Hello Loves! Long time no book haul, the reason is I bought zero books in April, May and June.  I had books sent to me from publishers but I didn't buy any books.  For no real reason but I was about to head back home and didn't see the sense in adding books to my burgeoning luggage.  And you know what? I was OK with not buying books. I was fine reading the books I already owned and books on my beloved Kindle.  I think this is the longest I went without buying books.  Look at me being so grown up and mature.  Go me!  In July, I was back home, in Bombay.  I was settling back in and there were some amazing sales going on...so I bit the bullet and got some books that were on my radar.  So I got myself some books and I have already read a few of them, so I'll be sharing some thoughts and mini-reviews along the way.  This one is a very Harper haul.  BOOKS BOUGHT:  The Chronicles of Lost Daughters by Debarati Mukhopadhyay.  The Map and The Scissors by Amit Majmudar (this one is a

  Book: Wrong Place Wrong Time  Author: Gillian McAllister  Pages: 395  Read on: Kindle  Read in: ~4.5 hours  Plot Summary:  Can you stop a murder after it’s already happened? Late October. After midnight. You’re waiting up for your seventeen-year-old son. He’s late. As you watch from the window, he emerges, and you realize he isn’t alone: he’s walking toward a man, and he’s armed. You can’t believe it when you see him do it: your funny, happy teenage son, he kills a stranger, right there on the street outside your house. You don’t know who. You don’t know why. You only know your son is now in custody. His future shattered. That night you fall asleep in despair. All is lost. Until you wake . . . . . . and it is yesterday. And then you wake again . . . . . . and it is the day before yesterday. Every morning you wake up a day earlier, another day before the murder. With another chance to stop it. Somewhere in the past lies an answer. The trigger for this crime—and you don’t have a choice

 Hello Loves!  How is this glorious long weekend treating you?  Well I hope.  Sister and I have decided to take things easy. No big chores. Just cooking. Cleaning and the rest of the time we are planning on just doing the things we love.  Reading, lots of it.  Being nice and lazy.  Watching things we love.  And enjoying ourselves.  Simple. Easy. Good.  August, so far, has been a good month. There has been a lot of chores and getting the house back in shape.  We've been cooking. Cleaning. Reading and enjoying the lovely the rain we've been blessed with.  :)  It's been a gentle and slow month.  Here are some snaps of life lately.  (I picked up my big camera after agessss. Like literal ages, so I think they deserved some love on the blog.)  OK, but first up, this is what I am reading now.  Adi Parva by Amruta Patil.  The art is lovely and the story telling a little dense, it's something that demands your attention and takes you on a deep dive into Vedic history.  I am quit

 Hello, hello, A nice long weekend is staring us in the face and if you are not travelling anywhere and planning a cozy weekend at home, like us, then we've got you covered!  Sharing some of our must-binge shows and movies below that will have you all set for the weekend!  1. Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (Prime Video) If you, like us, loved and watched Pretty Little Liars, then this reboot of the series is eminently watchable! Also, even if you haven't watched the OG PLL but love slasher flicks, then this one has to be on your watchlist!  Set in small town Pennsylvania, just like the OG show was, and revolves around 5 girls connected by a macabre incident in their mothers' lives!  Don't want to give too much away, but 5 episodes in and we are totally hooked! Give this a watch!   2. Old (Prime Video)  A creepy, makes-you-think kinda movie that is very watchable, Old is almost quintessentially M. Night Shyamalan but also not.  A family on holiday goes off to a quiet,

Hello Loves!  Today I picked up my journal after a long, long time. I last journaled on the 12th of July and since then my hand has been in a world of pain and writing has been especially hard. So, I completely stopped journaling and planning and making any kind of notes or jotting down any kind of list. If you know me, you know how hard something like this would hit me.  Today I made baby steps back to my journal.  Here is what today looked like.  Oh I also set-up this leather compendium I have had for a while now. This one is from Postbox and I have set it up to use with my daily journal.  A look inside.  It's full of stickers, washi samples and a few diecuts.  A few pretty things.  A tin from Traveler's Company that came with the 10th Anniversary dori.  Love it.  We use it to store some special Washi Tapes.  A sun-kissed page in my journal.  I have been using the same journal since May. Mainly because I don't journal nearly enough now, all thanks to the pain in my hand.