Title – The Sword of Kaigen: A Theonite War Story Author – M. L. Wang Genre – Military fantasy, High Fantasy Spoiler – None Rating – 4.7/5 This book made me do what nothing (in almost two years) did - it kindled my emotions. It finally fueled me to write a blog post. A BLOG POST. Hi, yes the person... Continue Reading →
A leap into the SFF world (2021 January wrap-up)
Hello there! No, I will not believe that it's February already. January was one.... strange month. I entered 2021 with an unhealthy and obsessive phase of either binge reading or binge watching anime. Ignoring life was real fun, until, I had to face it again. So, overall, the strange month was not of a good... Continue Reading →
2020 Wrap-Up!
Happy New Year! 2020 was honestly such a pain in the ass and I'm sure everybody agrees. I tried my best to articulate thoughts and get the words moving for my blog, but honestly, I just couldn't write. This post is not a resolution or 'getting back on track' joke, but I'm here again to... Continue Reading →
My Dark Vanessa
Title – My Dark Vanessa Author – Kate Elizabeth Russell Genre – Psychological Fiction Spoiler – None Rating – 5/5 Oh god, what a horrifying read. The only way I can begin this review is by saying that throughout the book, drinking one page after the other, I spit out the word ‘pedophile’ with every breath. Gist –... Continue Reading →
Darius The Great IS Not Okay
Title – Darius The Great Is Not Okay Author – Adib Khorram Genre – YA Spoiler – None Rating – 5/5 Suicide isn't the only way you can lose someone to depression. Darius The Great Is Not Okay and so am I not. What a book. This is one of the best YA I’ve ever read that portrays depression,... Continue Reading →
Born A Crime
Title – Born A Crime Author – Trevor Noah Genre – Autobiography/Humour Spoiler – None Rating – 5/5 In America you had the forced removal of the native onto reservations coupled with slavery followed by segregation. Imagine all three of those things happening to the same group of people at the same time. That was apartheid. What. A. Book. I'd... Continue Reading →
2019 Top Reads!
2019 was a year filled with challenge and magic. Every book I’d read in 2019 had created a small place in my heart but I’m going to pick four books that made the top list! The 8 books I enjoyed reading last year was till the month of August, so in this post I’ll be... Continue Reading →
The Mistborn Trilogy
Title – The Mistborn Trilogy Author – Brandon Sanderson Genre – Fantasy Spoiler – None Rating – 5/5 "I don't have much time for stories," Vin said. "Seems that fewer and fewer people do, these days." A canopy kept off the ash, but he seemed unconcerned about the mists. "It makes me wonder what is so alluring... Continue Reading →
Strong, Powerful Women In Classic Literature
‘Those days’ were all about ‘that was what he said’. From boosting the man ego to grooming for the title of ‘A Suitable Partner’, there’s no denying that men, for as long as literature was concerned, always had the right foot forward. The preceding however, were those of women’s; calm, quiet and out of glance.... Continue Reading →
Blink
Title – Blink Author – Malcolm Gladwell Genre – Self-Help Spoiler – None Rating – 4/5 This book is neither a fiction/fantasy, nor anything to do with self-help and that makes the read much more worthwhile. Blink is a book filled with structured thoughts and belief about a concept. Ever experienced an aha-moment and felt like you’ve thought... Continue Reading →