The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

Hello!  This Friday I am sharing the things I carry around in my backpack. Lately, I've become quite obsessed with backpacks.  I find them so easy to use and convenient.  My collection of backpacks is also growing.  I like mid-sized backpacks, not too large and not too small. Large enough to fit my essentials but not too big that it looks like luggage.  Here is my newest backpack from Westside and I love it's monotone simplicity and it's bright coral pink interior which is a delightful pop of colour.  Here is everything I tote around... An over view of my bag and things.  I also usually have a 500 ml of water with me but it's not pictured here..and my phone as well, it was being charged while I was taking these pictures.  Some close-ups of the bag.  Some essentials--- mints, gum and hand sanitiser.  As usual my bag is full of tinier pouches inside to hold all of my odds and ends....

Hello!  I saw this tag floating on Booktube and I wanted to do it as well.  Talking about Bookish Things is a favourite thing of mine.  So here are 25 Bookish Facts About Me... 1. Three Little Pigs is my favourite 'fairy tale' even though it has no fairies in it.  2. My first ever book was a waterproof alphabet book that I used 'read' in my bath as well.  3. If I don't finish a book in a few days I begin to feel a little restless.  4. Buying new books always cheers me up.  5. I didn't read any Young Adult books when I was an actual young adult. I was reading literary fiction and very serious books then.  6. I don't really sci-fi much.  7. Nor do I really enjoy high fantasy a whole lot.  8. I judge people who don't read.  9. But I don't judge people on what they read---as long as you read.  10. Thriller books are something I am always in the mood for.  11. I've been...

Hello!  I haven't done a tag post in absolute ages but I saw this tag floating around on the internets and it seemed like a fun thing to do.  Unpopular opinions...honestly I have several of those. About movies, books, TV shows and even people. And I am not one to shy away from them. These are my opinions and I stand by them. Just because you love/hate something doesn't mean the whole world has to as well. So if some of my opinions mentioned here rub you the wrong way...chill...get over it...not all of us can agree on every single thing all the time. So let's just be adults about it.  So here we go... 1. A popular book or series that you didn't like. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.  Looking for Alaska by John Green.  I didn't hate any of these books...well not for most part. But I didn't like them and I don't see why people seem to LOVE these books damn much. Gone Girl especially to me seems like a v...

I am a bit of a stationery nut. I love all things stationery- pencils, pen, notebooks, journals, pencil bags, erasers....you get the picture.  Even once I stopped being a student, I've always had a pencil bag. I just have.  This pencil bag is the one I've carried on holiday with me. So it has some of my most used, most needed and loved bits of stationery.  My pencil bag was a Christmas gift. I love it. It's from a brand called The Willow Story.  My pens are from Lamy, Uniball, Accessorize, Jinhao and from little Etsy stores.  I loved coloured pens. They just make writing so much more fun. I enjoy gel pens but ball pens aren't bad either.  What do you carry in your pencil bag?  Do you still carry a pencil bag?  Do tell :)

It's tag time again. I am going to do the A to Z Bookish Survey that originated from this blog . It looks like a lot of fun so lets get started.... A uthor you've read most books from.. JK Rowling Agatha Christie Mary Higgins Clark Enid Blyton B est sequel ever... The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith C urrently Reading... The Wish Maker by Ali Sethi D rink of choice when reading... Iced- coffee or tea. E -reader or physical book... Physical books all the way. But I do enjoy reading on my Kindle and iPad. F ictional Character you probably would have dated in high-school... Wow..I am really struggling with this one, but Ron Weasley maybe? G lad you gave this book a chance.. Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins, loads of hype around this book actually made me a little weary but I am so glad I picked this up and I loved it! H idden book gem... Sorta Like A Rockstar by Matthew Quick- amazing book, I cannot recommend it enough. I mportant Moment in re...

I am feeling super-bored (yes, this is a legitimate feeling!) and felt like doing a fun tag post. I simply Googled Book-Tag and found a list of questions that make-up the Reading Habit Tag. I am a avid reader and I have a few reading habits...let's see what they are! 1. Do you have a certain place at home to read?  Yes, I read on my sofa. Or on a big comfy chair in my living room. I also loveeeee reading in bed. Sofa- full of cushions, a good place to read!  My bed, also full of cushions..also a great place to read.  2. Bookmark or random piece of paper.   Bookmark, as a general rule. I always have a bookmark or two lying about being super handy. But if I don't find a bookmark..which is rare, I don't mind using Post-Its or a pretty piece of paper, but it is very, very rare that I don't find a bookmark.  Bookmarks! The ones above are ones we made ourselves and the one below is a bookmark I love!  3. Can you stop ...

Hello! The idea of this tag is to list 10 books that have influenced you and have stuck with and have impacted your life in some way or the other. So not necessarily favourite books but influential books. So after some thinking and pondering, here are 10 books that have stayed with me and have a very special place in my life and heart. 1. The Three Little Pigs: Absolute favourite story from my childhood. Those pigs cracked me up! God I loved those little pigs! I sadly identified with the pig that build his house out of straw- yes, I was silly. I don't own a copy of this book anymore, multiple moves made sure my beloved book was lost in transit. I really want to get me a new copy. Is it too silly?  2. This entire book series had influenced me in a big, big way. The mere mention of this book conjures visions of summer, picnics and cousins and adventures. Love, love, love!  3. Mr. Meddle was the first book I read on my own and loved. I read and re-read this...