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Review: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
5/5 ☕ | This is How You Lose the Time War is the sort of book that comes one-in-a hundred for me. This book was heartbreaking in its beauty. And let me tell you why.
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Taking Stock #2: Random Realizations and Remembrance
“Taking Stock” is a series where I try to slow down and take stock of where and how am I right now. | In this issue, I talk about random realizations that make me sad and remembrance of things that somehow make me thankful to be alive.
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Taking Stock #1: New things and old songs
“Taking Stock” is a new series where I try to slow down and take stock of where and how I am right now. | In this issue, I talk about new things I got, old songs that evoke a specific moment in my life and whatnots.
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Review: The Rise of Kyoshi (The Kyoshi Novels, #1) by F.C. Yee
4/5 ☕ | The Rise of Kyoshi is necessary reading for all fans of the Avatar universe. You would think that that we wouldn’t be able to frame an Avatar background story in a new light anymore – but F.C. Yee managed to expand the Avatar lore effectively.
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Review: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
5/5 ☕ | If you are a fan of Gothic stories and decadent horror, this is definitely for you. If you are down for a slow, morbid journey filled with intrigue and dark secrets, you will definitely relish reading this. I am not a fan of either (for personal reasons) but I unexpectedly enjoyed this…
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Non Fiction Round Up Episode 2: Crucial Conversations and What-nots
Welcome to Episode 2 of my Non Fiction Round Up series – where I talk about all of the non fiction books I’ve read . I listed down additional 5 non fiction books that I was able to finish lately.
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Review: The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho
5/5 ☕ | I thought it would be an action-packed story but was treated with a character-driven plot with found family dynamics, a lot of amusing banters and and a side story on finding one’s identity. What started as a wuxia-ish story morphed into a study on identity and a lesson on moving forward and…
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Review: Beach Read by Emily Henry
5/5 ☕ | Beach Read has actually been such a personal read for me. Moments that were given solidity through words even if I wouldn’t even dare to think about them myself. Reading snippets that felt like I am reliving specific moments in my life.
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Review: The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan
4/5 ☕ | I kicked myself more than enough already for not reading this series sooner than I had. But I’m glad that I finally gave it a try. Now I understand why people willingly got lost in this world for quite a while now and never left. I would do the same, if I’d…
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Reading Diary: 35 Thoughts I Had While Reading Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life
This is a collection of my notes as well as the little entries I had in my journal while reading Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life.
living life, one cup of coffee at a time
