Print Length: 339 pages Publication Date: May 18, 2017 Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC Language: English Genre: Young Adult Adventure/Fantasy Christmas is dying.The last Santa Claus had triplets who each inherited a portion of his father’s power, and that split is now tearing apart the soul of Christmas. Niccolo Vecchio, the […]
Book Review: Jugnu by Ruchi Singh
I barely registered the rain or the fact that my dog had come and settled on the bed besides me as I read the book. I was lost in Kasauli. Ruchi Singh has a wonderful way of describing places that is more poetic than prose. I could see the mountains and the sun shining through […]
Book review : 150 brilliant ways to keep young minds fit and fine by Neera Maini Srivastav
I really liked the concept of this book which is “to offer an integrated holistic approach” of wellness to teenagers. It covers all the three aspects of body mind and spirit. Each tip or ideas is covered in just a paragraph or two so it is not heavy reading for a generation that communicates through […]
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Book Review: Grow up Messy! by Paromita Goswami
Paromita Goswami’s book, “Grow up, Messy!”is about a precocious five year old, Misry. Misry is a little moppet who captures your heart with her jest for life and falling into trouble. The book is set not in the world of today’s kids but at a time when owning a television was a huge event; a […]
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Book Review : Just Me, The Sink And The Pot by Sudesna Ghosh.
I must admit the title intrigued me, as did the buzz I had heard about the book. And the book did not fail to deliver what it promised. I couldn’t put it down once I started reading it. Would I classify it as fiction or non- fiction? It links both worlds and I felt […]
Book Review :250 Story Prompts from Newspaper Headlines: Ideas for your first book of short stories (Vol 1) by Shyamala Shanmugasundaram
Being used to reviewing books that take at least a couple of hours to read, I was at a loss on how to review a book that took me hardly 10 minutes to read. But then, as a writer and creative writing coach, I tried out a few of the prompts. I must say, I […]
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Book Review: The Prince's Special Bride by Devika Fernando
Marie doesn’t believe in fairytales and needs no handsome prince to rescue her from misery – but everything changes when she falls in love with Crown Prince Christian of Taragonia. When his sister invites Marie to the palace, their lives collide and leave them both fighting their forbidden attraction. Prince Christian has no place in […]
THE Dream!
When dreams are the same, you just have to share the blog post! This was originally posted on https://thepandawhowrites.wordpress.com. It reflected so many of my dreams at that age, there was no way I could not reblog it! I love the way she writes. Definitely a writer to watch out for.
Book Review: Finding the Angel by Rubina Ramesh
FINDING THE ANGEL by Rubina Ramesh I thought I’d take a nap. Then I remembered that I had this new book, “Finding the Angel” by Rubina Ramesh. I thought I’d read a bit till I dozed off. One hour later, nap time was over and so was the book. What struck me was that […]
Spotlight: Ponni’s Beloved by Sumeetha Manikandan
Blurb Kalki Krishnamurthy’s Ponniyin Selvan is a masterpiece that has enthralled generations of Tamil readers. Many authors have written phenomenal books in Tamil literature after Kalki Krishnamurthy, but Ponniyin Selvan remains the most popular, widely-read novel. It has just the right mixture of all things that makes an epic – political intrigue, conspiracy, betrayal, huge dollops of romance, infidelity, […]