This semester I got to study Modern British Fiction for my Fiction paper. And let me tell you, studying Modern novel is no easy task. Out of the four prescribed novels, I struggled to finished the first three and managed to complete them over 3 months. But it was different when I picked up the … Continue reading Classic Read: Lord of the Flies
Hello friends. Here I'm with another installment of Author Tit-Bits. Today I'm featuring Sheba Karim, the author of 2 YA novels- Skunk Girl and That Thing we call a Heart and the editor of an anthology of short stories titled Alchemy: The Tranquebar Book of Erotic Short Stories. Her third novel, Maraim Sharama Hits the … Continue reading Author Tit-Bits: Sheba Karim
Hello friends. If you've been following me on Instagram and Twitter, you must be knowing that I'm a part of the #BitterPillSocialClub Blog tour hosted by Bloomsbury. And today I'm going to share to my favourite quotes from this sensational new release The Bitter Pill Social Club by Rohan Dahiya. I'm having my first exam … Continue reading The Bitter Pill Social Club- Favourite Quotes
Title: The Greatest Urdu Stories Ever Told Editor: Muhammad Umar Memon Publisher: Aleph Book Company Pages: 372 ISBN:978-9383064076 Source: Publisher Short stories are my all time favourite. The obvious reason being their short length and their power to captivate the reader so quickly. While it usually takes us 10-15 pages to get into a novel, … Continue reading Book Review: The Greatest Urdu Stories Ever Told
Title: Smart Guide for Awesome Memory Author: Shireen Stephen Publisher: Rupa Publications Pages: 280 ISBN: 978-8129151483 Source: Publisher Smart Guide for Awesome Memory is a book that aims at providing tricks and techniques to boost memory. The author of the book is said to have very impressive memory herself and here she is with a … Continue reading Book Review: Smart Guide for Awesome Memory
The month is May and I've my end semester exams from the 18th of this month. I should be preparing hard for my exams but instead I'm writing this post because... because... because I've got some very very exciting titles for review. While I've so little time to read anything other than my course material, … Continue reading Some New Releases
Title: The Job of the Wasp Author: Colin Winnette Publisher: Soft Skull Press Pages: 194 ISBN: 978-1593766801 Source: Publisher The Job of the Wasp is a gothic mystery that takes place in a school for orphan boys. The novel begins with the arrival of an unnamed boy at the school. This particular boy is our … Continue reading Book Review: The Job of the Wasp
Title: That Thing we call a Heart Author: Sheba Karim Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: 222 ISBN: 978-9386826350 Source: Publisher That thing we call a heart is a sensational book about love, friendship, family, politics, history and above all, it is a book about growing up in today's world. With so many events taking place and so … Continue reading Book Review: That Thing we call a Heart
Title: The Long Forgotten Author: David Whitehouse Publisher: Picador- Pan Macmillan Pages: 290 ISBN: 978-1509827510 Source: Publicist (Emma Finnigan) ‘The Long Forgotten’ is an account of memories buried deep down in the past. The long forgotten is actually the name given to the flight that went missing in 1983 on its way from Jakarta to … Continue reading Book Review: The Long Forgotten
Hello friends. I had kinda abandoned this blog of mine in the previous month. I published only three posts in March. I was very busy. It was my sister's wedding and I was too involved in all the pre and post wedding functions. Then I had my Mid Semester exams which got over yesterday itself. … Continue reading April TBR
