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Book Review : The Power by Naomi Alderman
The Power by Naomi Alderman – When Girls Rule the World

The Power takes place in a dystopian world where young teenage…

Book Review : A Game of Hide and Seek by Elizabeth Taylor
A Game of Hide and Seek by Elizabeth Taylor – Read This And Break Your Heart

A story of loneliness, nostalgia and regrets when love chooses to play hide and seek…

They were like Family to me by Helen Maryles Shankman
They were Like Family To me by Helen Maryles Shankman – Stories of War, Humans and Magic

Blending reality and folklore in the lives of the residents of Wlodawa, a Polish town,…

The Classics Club list
Sneak Peek into My Reading List for the Next Five Years – The Classics Club oath

Love classics? Modern classics? Books by forgotten authors? I sure do! Here is a sneak…

Book Review :Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta – About Coming of Age Amidst Hatred

A coming of age story set in Nigeria in the…

Mariana by Monica Dickens
Mariana by Monica Dickens – a Pursuit of Happiness

A coming of age story set in England and a pursuit …

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey – Atmospheric and Magical Tale set in Alaska

Mabel and Jack are a childless couple. They move to the untamed Alaskan …

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See – Mothers, Daughters and Tea

The story of mothers and daughters who are bound by an…

Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller
Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller – A New Favourite This Year

Swimming Lessons is the dissection of a marriage…