The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

Hello!  Today I was reminded of April's from the last few years. Memories of places and people from years ago.  A little snapshot of happy days and joyful times.  I thought I'd share a few of these memories on here today. An Appletini, a perfect anti-dote to summer heat!  A happy place for all seasons and all moods.  If you find yourself in Bangalore, drop in for a visit and find yourself some delightful bookish bargains.  A bright bandhni skirt to walk around a rain soaked day in Pondicherry.  I love Pondicherry and it's quaint French quarters and the sea and the delicious food options. I hope I get to go back soon!  Another April day was spent in Mysore where I went for a quick little trip.  This is Tipu Sultan's tomb.  Loved the carvings on the doors and walls.  I have always been a book buying ninja!  I bought these books on a summer day in April 2008 from Blossom'...

Hello!  I have been a reader nearly all my life. I started reading on my own since I was 6 or 7 and it is a love that is going strong to this day. I started Book Blogging in 2013. And since then this little blog has been a place to talk about the books I read, buy and love. I review. I haul. I recommend.  But most of these books happen to be ones I've read recently. I read a book and if I have strong feelings about it- good or bad- I tend to share them on the blog. Either via a full review or a mini-review. But I've been reading for so long before this blog even started. What about all those books I have read and loved but never talked about?  I wanted to start a new series on the blog to talk specifically about old loves. Now some of these books I've read over a decade or more ago, so I might not exactly remember the finer points like character names of exact plot points, but I do remember how they made me feel. I remember LOVING the wri...