Synopsis: When Olga’s friend Lara becomes a grandmother, Olga helps out whenever she can. After all, it’s a big imposition on Lara, looking after her bereaved daughter and the baby. And the new mother is […]
by KHYATI SHARMA
Category: Book Review
Book Review: When Love Sticks Around
When Love Sticks Around by Danielle Dayney is a beautiful tribute to her bittersweet childhood consisting of moving essays on life, loss, acceptance, and everything that comes in between. Each of us has a journey that […]
Book Review: Ten Thousand Aftershocks
“The key to survival is defined as the ability to adapt to change, but if you are miserable, are you still surviving?” Ten Thousand Aftershocks is a deep, captivating memoir of family, trauma, and surviving the […]
Book Review: The Paper Palace
“Does letting go mean losing everything you have, or does it mean gaining everything you never had?” Has it ever happened to you that sometimes even before you’ve started reading, you already know you’re going […]
Book Review: The Comfort Book
“No is a good word. It keeps you sane. In an age of overload, no is really yes. It is yes to having the space you need to live.”- Matt Haig. I’ll begin this by […]
Book Review: Someone I used to Know
“There is nothing more rewarding than seeing young people grow, heal and find hope.”- Someone I Used to Know (2021) This is my first Paige Toon book, and I know I am not settling at […]
Book Review: Why First-borns Rule the World and Later-borns Want to Change It
Have you ever wondered why sometimes two people born into the same family are extreme opposites in nature? Why is one often accommodating while the other is born rebel? Does it have something to do […]
Book Review: First Person Singular
“Loving someone is like having a mental illness that’s not covered by health insurance.”- Haruki Murakami Every time Murakami releases a new book, I literally cry with happiness and wait to grab my copy like […]
Book Review: Good Indian Daughter
“Every culture has aspects worth celebrating just as they have qualities worth critiquing.”- Ruhi Lee. I have a special corner for writers of Indian origin. Since I don’t get to read their work so often […]
Book Review: Raising Girls Who Like Themselves
“When you raise a girl who likes herself, everything else follows!” One of my favourite pastimes is crossing by the bookstores to ensure I am thoroughly updated with the new releases. And it was one […]
Book Review: Tipping
Tipping is a well-suited and well-timed book for everyone. It subtly deals with the issues of today and leaves room for an open discussion towards the realities of life and the essential change that is […]
Book Review: Emotional Female
I had been following Yumiko Kadota on social media for quite some time, so I was keen to read her memoir once it was out. After chasing her passion and love for medicine, Yumiko had […]
Book Review: Untamed
Loving yourself and putting yourself ahead of others never felt so good! I’ll start the review by saying it loud- Glennon Doyle weaves magic and we badly need it! I can’t remember the last time […]
Book Review: Unfinished
Priyanka Chopra Jonas doesn’t need any formal introduction. As a global actress, singer and now author, Priyanka has a quite colourful resume – but let it be known that her road to success was far from being […]
Book Review: The Happiest Man on Earth
“Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you.“-Eddie Jaku Have you ever come across someone whose optimism, positivity and zest for life go beyond comparison? Meet the ever-smiling, ever-grateful […]