“The Wedding Wallah” by Farahad Zama
The Wedding Wallah by Farahad Zama is the third book of a series (starting with The Marriage Bureau for Rich People) set in my hometown, Vizag. No one ever writes…
Read more“The Poisonwood Bible” by Barbara Kingsolver
The Poisonwood Bible is not the type of book I usually read. Generally, most of my reading is escapist – where the world is exciting and people are having a…
Read more“Fly Trap” by Frances Hardinge
I was instantly captivated when I read Fly by Night by Frances Hardinge, so I was really looking forward to this sequel, Fly Trap (Twilight Robbery in the U.K.) Fly…
Read more“Dark Lord of Derkholm” by Diana Wynne Jones
I returned to my 25 book challenge with Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones. I’ve been meaning to read more of her books, I really enjoyed Howl’s Moving…
Read more“Warbreaker” by Brandon Sanderson
Warbreaker was also one of my birthday presents, and I was really excited to read it. It’s interesting that I read this book right after Elantris, because they have a…
Read more“Elantris” by Brandon Sanderson
I got Elantris for my birthday yesterday, and immediately dove into it. If you’ve been reading my blog, you know that I’ve really wanted to read this for a while.…
Read more“Climbing the Stairs” by Padma Venkatraman
I found myself in a bookstore (that had some great bargains) yesterday, and ended up breaking my resolution not to buy any books until I’d read 25 of my old…
Read more“New Spring” by Robert Jordan
The Wheel of Time is a series that I really love, so I knew I would love New Spring even before I started it. New Spring is a prequel to…
Read more“Ringworld” by Larry Niven
I keep telling myself I need to read more science-fiction, so I decided to make good on that, starting with a classic, Ringworld by Larry Niven. I haven’t read any…
Read more“Fannie’s Last Supper” by Christopher Kimball
I’m a big fan of America’s Test Kitchen, and I love reading about food and history, so I was really looking forward to reading Fannie’s Last Supper by its host…
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