A Literary and Lifestyle Blog
Planning a trip to Türkiye? From historical attractions to hot air balloons, museums to mouthwatering food, bustling cobblestoned streets to beaches — this country has everything! This Turkey itinerary can help you plan your trip,...
Read MoreLiars by Sarah Manguso is a searing account of the disintegration of a marriage. In this fictionalized autobiography, Manguso resolutely dissects a (her?) marriage in sharp, surgical strokes. The book starts with Jane writing how...
Read MoreI’ve seen Karin Slaughter’s books around for a while now but I never really picked them up. I started reading The Good Daughter on Hoopla on a whim because I’m always a sucker for family...
Read MoreI happened upon Diary of a Void at an indie bookstore’s Translated Fiction aisle and immediately knew I had to have it just based on the cover. The synopsis only made me want it more....
Read More“But, Shruti, you’ve only recently started Shru-ish yourself.” I hear ya! But I also ran a quite successful — if I do say so myself — book blog for 6 years before I decided to...
Read MoreOn my visit to Paris last year, I made a stop at Galleries Lafayette because I really wanted a YSL Kate. I didn’t end up buying the bag — my brain and my bank account...
Read MoreI recently finished reading Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang after many, many months of a nasty reading slump coupled with procrastination. I ended up tearing through this book in two days and I have quite...
Read MorePumpkin by Julie Murphy is the grand finale Dumplinverse deserves. Being a big fan of both Murphy and the Clover City gang, I knew I’d not be let down by this conclusion to the series, but...
Read MoreWhat’s up, nerds? Gosh, I’ve missed blogging dearly! I think it’s only recently sunk in for me just how much I enjoy yapping into the digital ether about books and every other piece of media...
Read MoreIf I were to summarize my exact reaction after I turned the last page of this absolute rollercoaster ride of a book, it would be a keyboard smash. I think my exact words were “Wow....
Read MoreI, in my 29 years of existence on this cursed planet, never deigned to pick up Percy Jackson and the Olympians even once. Why, you ask? I was otherwise occupied with the magic school series...
Read More
