Title: Norse Mythology Author: Neil Gaiman My Rating: 4.5/5 Publisher: Bloomsbury Synopsis: The great Norse myths, which have inspired so much of modern fiction, are dazzlingly retold by Neil Gaiman. Tales of dwarfs and frost giants, of treasure and magic, and of Asgard, home to the gods: Odin the all-father, highest and oldest of the…… Continue reading Norse Mythology – BookReview
Letters to My Ex – BookReview
Title: Letters to My Ex Author: Nikita Singh Publisher: HarperCollins My Rating: 3/5 Goodreads Synopsis: ‘It feels like I’m on autopilot; I have no control over anything. The pain of losing you is so crippling that I can barely hold pieces of myself together. The slightest nudge could break me. But somehow, my possessed brain…… Continue reading Letters to My Ex – BookReview
My Allahabad Story – BookReview
Title: My Allahabad Story Author: Himendra Nath Varma Publisher: Bloomsbury My Rating: 3.5/5 Goodreads Synopsis: My Allahabad Story recollects the author’s privileged childhood in a prominent family of the city he is obsessed with. He traces his growing years in the large middle class Kayastha family bringing out in amusing detail, some quaint social customs…… Continue reading My Allahabad Story – BookReview
The Trees Told Me So – BookReview
Title: The Trees Told Me So Author: Purva Grover My Rating: 4.5/5 Publisher: Niyogi Books Goodreads Synopsis: If trees could talk, they’d have so much to tell: the story of two broken hearts, that stolen first kiss, those last words of a mother to her son, endless cups of tea and never-ending chatter, of nostalgia,…… Continue reading The Trees Told Me So – BookReview
One Rotten Apple and Other Stories – BookReview
Title: One Rotten Apple and Other Stories Author: Vandana Kumari Jena My Rating: 4/5 Publishers: Niyogi Books Goodreads Synopsis: “Frailty, thy name is woman,” said Hamlet, and indeed, women, stereotyped as being simple, kind and compassionate, lead multilayered lives. This collection of short stories draws upon the vulnerabilities of women as well as their strengths,…… Continue reading One Rotten Apple and Other Stories – BookReview
The Flight Attendant – BookReview
Title: The Flight Attendant Author: Chris Bohjalian My Rating: 4/5 Goodreads synopsis: Cassandra Bowden is no stranger to hungover mornings. She’s a binge drinker, her job with the airline making it easy to find adventure, and the occasional blackouts seem to be inevitable. She lives with them, and the accompanying self-loathing. When she awakes in…… Continue reading The Flight Attendant – BookReview
The Baby Next Door
Title: The Child Next Door Author: Shalini Boland My Rating:3.5/5 Goodreads Synopsis: Kirstie Rawlings is jolted awake by a child crying. Racing upstairs to check on her new-born, she is plunged into every parents’ worst nightmare. She hears an unknown voice in the baby monitor, saying: ‘Let’s take the child – and go.’ Is someone…… Continue reading The Baby Next Door
