[amazon_link id=”1451660472″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Equal of the Sun Author : Anita Amirezvani Genre : Historical Publisher : Scribner (Simon & Schuster) Pages : 464 Source : Publisher Rating : 4/5 Anita Amirrezvani’s previous novel “The Blood of Flowers” wove an intricate story of a female carpet-maker who must make her way in a […]
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Book Review : Equal of the Sun by Anita Amirrezvani
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Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, books, historical, politics, recommended, review, simon_schuster |
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Book Review : The Caretaker by A.X.Ahmad
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Posted in 2013, 3.5_star_rating, books, culture and society, desi, india, netgalley, review, south-asian, st_martins_press, thriller, usa |
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[amazon_link id=”1250016843″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Caretaker Author : A.X.Ahmad Genre : Thriller Publisher : Minotaur Books (St. Martin’s Press) Pages : 304 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 3.5/5 Instead of the bookish, intellectual characters that we see in diaspora stories, “The Caretaker” has as its protagonist a desi Jason Bourne like […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Over The Edge by Suzanne Carroll
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Posted in 2013, 3_star_rating, arc, chick-lit, ebooks, netgalley, review, romance, writers_coffee_shop |
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[amazon_link id=”1612131352″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Over the Edge Author : Suzanne Carroll Genre : Romance Publisher : Writer’s Coffee Shop Pages : 262 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 3/5 Zoe Harper, lowly Personal Assistant at Creed Constructions is in love with successful lawyer Dan Costi, and they will be marrying soon in […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The Other Woman’s House by Sophie Hannah
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Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, arc, books, crime, mystery, penguin_books, review |
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[amazon_link id=”0143121510″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Other Woman’s House Author : Sophie Hannah Genre : Mystery Publisher : Penguin Pages : 438 Source : Publisher Rating : 3.8/5 Catriona Louise Bowskill (aka Connie) and her husband Christian, or Kit, live in beautiful Melrose Cottage in Little Holling, Silsford. Late one night, when Connie […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The Hope Factory by Lavanya Sankaran
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Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, arc, books, culture and society, india, netgalley, random_house, recommended, review, south-asian |
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[amazon_link id=”0385338198″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Hope Factory Author : Lavanya Sankaran Genre : Contemporary Fiction Publisher : Dial Press Pages : 384 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 4.2/5 This book is the story of two main protagonists – Anand K. Murthy who runs his own business, and Kamala, a […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Persuasion, Sense and Sensibility (by Jane Austen)
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Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, favorites, historical, literature, lovely things, movies, recommended, review, romance, women |
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[amazon_link id=”0786118229″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Although my foray into audio-books started as an attempt to make my walks more interesting and to tempt me to go walking even, I have to say that I am hooked. And for that I credit the narrators. I’ve been lucky enough to listen to three of the best, Frederick […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The House at the End of Hope Street by Menna van Praag
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Posted in 2.5_star_rating, 2013, arc, books, fantasy, netgalley, pamela_dorman_books, penguin_books, review, women |
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[amazon_link id=”067078463X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The House at the End of Hope Street Author : Menna van Praag Genre : Women’s Fiction Publisher : Pamela Dorman Books (Viking) Pages : 304 Source : Netgalley/Publisher Arc Rating 2.5/5 Unhappy Alba Ashby is drawn toward a house on the street. At the doorstep, she is […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : I’ll Take What She Has by Samantha Wilde
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Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, arc, bantam, books, contemporary, culture and society, random_house, review, women |
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[amazon_link id=”0385342675″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : I’ll Take What She Has Author : Samantha Wilde Genre : Women’s Fiction Publisher : Bantam Pages : 418 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 3.8/5 Nora and Annie, both living at Dixbie, a residential school campus, are best friends. Nora Galusha is a teacher, who desperately wants […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book review : The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord
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Posted in 2013, 3.5_star_rating, books, culture and society, netgalley, random_house, recommended, review, romance, sci-fi, women |
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[amazon_link id=”0345534050″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Best of All Possible Worlds Author : Karen Lord Genre : Science Fiction/ Romance Publisher : Del Rey Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Pages : 320 Rating : 3.5/5 Karen Lord’s new sci-fi novel is set in the future when humans have colonized new planets. When the planet […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The Pretty One by Lucinda Rosenfeld
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Posted in 2013, 3.5_star_rating, arc, books, contemporary, little_brown, netgalley, review, women |
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[amazon_link id=”0316213551″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Pretty One Author : Lucinda Rosenfield Genre : Women’s fiction Publisher : Atria Books Pages : 320 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 3.5/5 Olympia (Pia) is the middle sister of three. She is the pretty, artsy one. Imperia or Perri is the eldest – the perfectionist […]
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