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 […]
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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: 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: 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: What to Expect When You’re Immigrating
Immigrating abroad is never a seamless process. Sure, it starts with truckloads of paperwork and then there’s a never-ending list attached to it. Author-illustrator Nash tries to portrait some of the ups and downs associated […]
Book Review: Anxious People
Fredrik Backman is back and how! The man who’s given us gems like ‘A man called Ove’, ‘My grandmother asked me to tell you she’s sorry’, and ‘Britt-Marie was here’ has this time opted for […]
Book Review: This is the story of a happy marriage
This is my first Ann Patchett book and it only makes me realise how much I have been losing out on! I wish I had picked this before. Truly one of my best reads from […]
Book Review: When Breath Becomes Air
“What do you say to the God of Death: NOT TODAY!” If only it was true in real life. I’ll be honest, at first, I didn’t want to read this book at all because I […]
Book Review: While You Were Reading
The famous Melbourne-based nerdy best friends Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus are back with their second book: While You Were Reading. And they don’t disappoint us, yet again! Have you ever wished to undo a […]
Book Review: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Disclaimer: I have never reviewed a book before. But have always wanted to. And so, I started looking for my first book like a wild streak. I am glad I decided to examine Eleanor Oliphant […]