The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

 Hello, hello, I come bearing the perfect thriller recommendations for the Spooky Season! Boo!  Without any further ado, let's get into the list (in no particular order):  1. Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak  This book is a great mix of my two favourite Spooky Season ingredients- a murder mystery and supernatural elements. A young woman, working as a nanny for a five-year-old boy, is put on the spot when the kid starts drawing strange pictures hinting at the murder of an unknown woman. He, further claims, that the woman in the pictures that he draws is with them in the house and she is the one asking him to draw these images.  A perfect blend of a murder, some historical fiction elements and, of course, some spooky supernatural stuff as well.  2. Love, Mom by Iliana Xander  A semi-epistolary style thriller wherein a young woman is sent pages from her dead mom's journal, which don't sound at all like the woman, who hated her and raised her with so much ...

 Hello, hello, We come to you today with the very highly anticipated list of our favourite thrillers/ crime fiction books of 2024! This is what a lot of you have been waiting for, so, without any further ado, let's get into it!  The Gathering by CJ Tudor: If you are a fan of vampire fiction and enjoy thriller, then is the perfect book for you to pick up! Set in a world where vampires (called vampyrs in this book) are known to exist and, seemingly, co-exist with humans, there is a murder of a 15-year-old boy in a small town in Alaska and a cop is sent from the capital to investigate. An atmospheric, interesting and engaging thriller. Full review can be found here .  The God of the Woods by Liz Moore: One of the best books I've read this year. It is a historical crime thriller book set between 1975 and, then, the late 1980s. It is based in a summer camp where a little boy goes missing in 1975 and then, years later, his younger sister goes missing as well. A very atmospheric...

 Hello October🪔  I am so happy you are here.  Happy for Pujo and Lokkhi Pujo and Diwali and Halloween🎃👻🍬  Be Good October 🪔 Be Kind.  Be Gentle and Festive.  October means Pujo and dhaak and joy. 

  Hello May!  I am stepping into this month hoping things are good and calm and gentle.  My Goal for the month is to try and enjoy summer.  Read some good books.  Make a summer TBR.  Watch old films.  Eat mangoes.  Be Happy in my little world.  🥭🥭🥭🥭🥭

 Today we just talk about the things that make me happy and things I am immensely grateful for.  Going out, especially with people I like. Dressing up. Bookshop hangs.  And cute little backpacks.  All good things.  Home and it's many comforts, mostly my books and spots to curl up and read in.  My planners and journals.  A place to put my thoughts away.  Festive vibes.  And Christmassy mugs.  Little joys often bring the biggest smiles.  The others things I am super grateful for////  Kind People.  Family. A spot of gossip.  Laughs.  Art.  Light.  Non-anxious days.  Fun dreams.  Day dreaming.  Music, especially older music, the kind I have million memories attached to.  Alone time.  New notebooks.  Ink Pens.  Cake.  Sleeping well.  ~~~~

 Hello, hello, It is that time of the year again! The one where we revisit the books we're read and loved and share a Top 10 genre-wise list of recommendations with you!  So, without any further ado, let's get into our Top 10 Crime Thriller/ Crime Fiction Books of 2022!  1. The Christie Affair by Nine de Gramont is a wonderful mystery-in-a-mystery about the 11 days in 1926 when Agatha Christie went missing without a trace. Full review can be read here . If you enjoy historical fiction and mysteries, then this is a book you'll love. 2. The Maid by Nita Prose is a story about a neurodivergent maid, Molly, who works in a 5-star hotel and is pulled into the murder of an infamous guest. The book follows her journey to clear her name, make friends and live her best life. A off-the-beaten-track type of murder mystery with great characters as well. Read our spoiler-free review here . 3. The Appeal by Janice Hallett is an epistolary-ish book where two law students get to the ...

 Hello Loves.  Today was a blue day, a day when, for no real reason I just feel off and sad and alll up in my feelings.  It's OK. Shitty days happen and we find ways to deal with them. I think everyone has their own recipe for handling a day like this, little ways to snap out of it or at the very least manage your feels so you can navigate the day.  Over the years, I have learnt a few things I do to feel better.  Here are some of my tried and tested methods that work for me.  I hope this helps.  WAYS TO FEEL BETTER:   1. Take a deep breath and identify what you are feeling and maybe why you are feeling this way. Sometimes there are external things that make us feel off. Did something happen? Can you do something about it? Or is it just an unexplained bout of sadness. Allow yourself to feel it. Feel sad. Feel blue. Hiding from it or ignoring it won't do you any good. So you might as well let it come over and get comfortable.  I usually tell my...

 Hello, hello, It's Friday! That means, the weekend is here for us to binge some really amazing OTT content!  Without further ado, let's get into some of our recent faves across different OTT platforms... 1. Chup (Zee5)  In  Chup, a serial killer is brutally murdering film critics using lines from their own reviews. So, one critic gets "ruthlessly cut" while the other ends up "all over the place" and, well, you get the idea! Who is this killer and why is he killing film critics?  Sunny Deol as the ace homicide detective and Pooja Bhatt as a criminal psychologist are on the case! BTW, so good to see both after such a long time!  A pretty good thriller film with stellar performances from Dulquer Salman and Sunny Deol! Worth a watch for sure!  2. Bodh (Hoichoi) Bodh (conscience in Bengali) is a gripping and nicely written show about justice and not being afraid of facing off against more powerful people in the quest of that justice!  Retired judge, A...

  Hello December!  Helo Festivity!  Hello Joy!  Hello Happiness!  Hello Blogmas!  & Vlogmas (which I am hoping to do over on IG) There's something about December that makes you want to slowdown and enjoy these mellow days with a cup of cocoa and look back on the year.  I love this month.  I love this feeling of goodness and merriment.  I am hoping this month is going to be all that I hope for.  I hope there's light, joy, celebration and kindness.  Be Good December.  Be Kind.  Be Gentle.  And Be Wonderful!  I am so happy you are here.  Our little tree is already up, the earliest it's been up. We normally get the tree up by the 10th but we needed a little pick me up last night, so even before the clock struck 12, our tree our up and lit.  And it just makes the home so happy.  I love waking up to it and I love spending my evening by it's side.  GOALS FOR DECEMBER:   1. Be happy as can be...

 Hello Loves!  Here we are on the very last day of 2021.  What a year it's been, huh? What a beastly little year! Good thing is I am happy to see it leave and I am happy to have survived it. Literally, I am grateful to be alive and grateful to have kicked Corona Kameeni to the curb. Uff! This year was zeher in parts and sukoon in bits.  Let's talk about something good:  aka my reading in 2021.  Reading my one solace in every situation and every year!  This year I read 200 books.  A neat little number no?! I got to 200 a few days ago..a little before Christmas and then just took time off from reading. I took a holiday from reading and just focussed on other things and spent time blogging and making a ton of lists and cooking and being.  200 is a good solid number and more than that I feel very at peace with everything I read this year.  So let's look at my annual  YEAR IN BOOKS  200 BOOKS.  I read a mix of ebooks and physic...