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Wordless Wednesdays #14

By amodini Posted in 2012, images, media, spain, travel, wordless_wednesdays | Comments Off on Wordless Wednesdays #14
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Book Review : What The Body Remembers

By amodini Posted in 2012, 4_star_rating, culture and society, doubleday, india, random_house, review, south-asian, women | Comments Off on Book Review : What The Body Remembers

[amazon_link id=”0385496052″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : What The Body Remembers Author : Shauna Singh Baldwin Genre : South-Asian Publisher : Doubleday (Random House) Pages : 471 Rating : 4/5 While I’ve read many female-centric desi novels, I’ve read very few stories of women during partition, and even fewer from Punjabi writers. In WTBR, there […]

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Completed : E-Book Challenge 2012 (Sunday Salon Post)

By amodini Posted in 2012, arc, books, challenge, ebooks, new books | Comments Off on Completed : E-Book Challenge 2012 (Sunday Salon Post)

I’ve finished my E-Book Reading Challenge! Checking in this Sunday to list out all the books read for the it. I elected to read at the CD level, which meant 10 ebooks, and I’ve read 18 ebooks so far! All of my ebooks were NetGalley ARCs, and they are:   E-Book Challenge Goal : 10 […]

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Results of the “Broken Harbor” Give-away

By amodini Posted in 2012, arc, books, giveaway, mystery, penguin_books, viking_books | Comments Off on Results of the “Broken Harbor” Give-away

Thanks to all the participants. The winner is Mohit G. – I hope you enjoy this fantastic book! All those who requested this book via twitter, please note that you did need to follow me to be eligible. For those commenting at the blog to enter the giveaway, please comment on the give-away post so […]

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Book Review : Bowl of Heaven

By amodini Posted in 2.5_star_rating, 2012, arc, books, netgalley, review, sci-fi, tor | Comments Off on Book Review : Bowl of Heaven

[amazon_link id=”0765328410″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Bowl of Heaven Author : Gregory Benford and Larry Niven Genre : Science fiction Publisher : Tor Pages : 416 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 2.5/5 A human spaceship, the SunSeeker, on it’s journey to a planet called Glory, comes across a strange object – a large […]

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Wordless Wednesdays #13

By amodini Posted in 2012, media, spain, travel, wordless_wednesdays | Comments Off on Wordless Wednesdays #13
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New Books : Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm by Philip Pullman

By amodini Posted in 2012, books, new books, penguin_books, viking_books | Comments Off on New Books : Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm by Philip Pullman

[amazon_link id=”067002497X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Philip Pullman is the author of “The Golden Compass” (the first in the very popular His Dark Materials trilogy). His new book, a modern take on some old tales, will be available November 12th. Here’s a little about his new book, courtesy the publisher : This year marks the 200th […]

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Book Review : In a Fix

By amodini Posted in 2012, 3.5_star_rating, arc, books, fantasy, netgalley, new books, review, tor | Comments Off on Book Review : In a Fix

[amazon_link id=”0765331802″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : In a Fix (Ciel Hannigan Series) Author : Linda Grimes Genre : Fantasy Publisher : Tor Pages : 336 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 3.5/5 Ciel Halligan is an “aura adaptor”, a person with the very special ability to morph into someone else. She uses this to […]

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Book Review : Ironskin

By amodini Posted in 2012, 3_star_rating, arc, books, fantasy, netgalley, new books, review, steampunk, tor | 1 Comment »

[amazon_link id=”0765330598″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Ironskin Author : Tina Connolly Genre : Fantasy Publisher : Tor Pages : 304 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 3/5 Ironskin is of the Victorian-steampunk genre, so it is situated in a time where motor-cars and cameras do exist, but are referenced to as though they were […]

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Wordless Wednesdays #12

By amodini Posted in 2012, images, usa, wordless_wednesdays | Comments Off on Wordless Wednesdays #12
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