[amazon_link id=”B008Y5VE3U” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Gone Girl Author : Gillian Flynn Genre : Mystery Narrators : Kirby Heyborne and Julia Whelan Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 19 hrs 11 min Source : Library Rating : 5/5 Nick Dunne and Amy Elliot Dunne have been married five years, when on the […]
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Audiobook Review : Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
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Posted in 2013, 2014, 5_star_rating, audiobook, books, crime, must read, random_house, recommended, review, thriller |
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Audiobook Review : Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
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Posted in 2013, 5_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, historical, lovely things, must read, recommended, review |
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[amazon_link id=”B00817T8DO” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Cold Sassy Tree Author : Olive Ann Burns Narrator : Tom Parker Publisher : Blackstone Audio Listening Length: 12 hours and 54 minutes Source : Library Rating : 5/5 This novel is situated in the fictional town of Cold Sassy, Georgia. It is told from the view-point of […]
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Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, arc, books, fun stuff, imaginative, must read, Orbit Books, recommended, romance, sci-fi, series, women |
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[amazon_link id=”0316221112″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Fortune’s Pawn (Paradox #1) Author : Rachel Aaron Genre : Sci-Fi Publisher : Orbit Books Publish Date : November 5th 2013 Pages : 368 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 4.2/5 The main protagonist in this book is Paradoxian mercenary Devianna Morris. Devi is no ordinary merc – […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
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Posted in 2013, 5_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, culture and society, india, literature, must read, recommended, review |
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[amazon_link id=”140003065X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : A Fine Balance Author : Rohinton Mistry Narrator : John Lee Genre : Society/Culture Listening Length : 24 hours and 29 minutes Pages : 603 Rating : 5/5 “A Fine Balance” is quite a tome. I realized this when I tried to download it from the local library […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Teatime For The Firefly by Shona Patel
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Posted in 2013, 4.5_star_rating, arc, books, culture and society, harlequin, historical, india, must read, netgalley, recommended, review, romance, south-asian, women |
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[amazon_link id=”0778315479″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Teatime for the firefly Author : Shona Patel Genre : Historical fiction/Romance Publisher : Harlequin MIRA Publish Date : September 24, 2013 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 4.5/5 Layla Roy is an orphan who’s been brought up by her progressive grandfather. An influential, well-read man, he is […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
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Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, arc, books, contemporary, must read, pamela_dorman_books, penguin_books, review, romance, wit, women |
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[amazon_link id=”0143124544″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Me Before You Author : Jojo Moyes Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Pamela Dorman Books (Penguin) Pages : 369 Source : Publisher Rating : 4.2/5 Louisa Clark lives in a small English village and works at a local café. When she loses her job she must find another […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
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[amazon_link id=”0307886271″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? Author : Mindy Kaling Narrator : Mindy Kaling Publisher : Random House Audio Rating : 4.5/5 After I discovered that I liked audiobooks because they make my walk/commute more interesting, I’ve listened to quite a few. “Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me” […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : White Trash by Alexandra Allred
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Posted in 2013, 4.5_star_rating, arc, books, culture and society, must read, netgalley, writers_coffee_shop |
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[amazon_link id=”B00D8G4GIU” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : White Trash Author : Alexandra Allred Publisher : Writer’s Coffee Shop Genre : Contemporary Fiction Pages : 286 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 4.2/5 Thia Franks has returned to her small hometown with her tail between her legs. Desperate to leave as a youngster, she […]
Read the rest of this entry »Best Books of 2012
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Posted in 2012, books, culture and society, dystopian, imaginative, lists, lovely things, mini-review, must read, mystery, recommended, sci-fi |
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I read a bunch of books in 2012, but here are three of the best: [amazon_link id=”0812982940″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker : You’d think that sci-fi and coming-of-age genres wouldn’t mix very well, but they do. The book is based on a scientific phenomena – the shifting of […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Dog Stars by Peter Heller
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Posted in 2012, 4.5_star_rating, arc, books, dystopian, knopf, must read, random_house, recommended, review |
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[amazon_link id=”0307959945″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Dog Stars Author : Peter Heller Genre : Dystopian Publisher : Knopf Pages : 336 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 4.5/5 It’s a dystopian world out there. And there are few survivors, most of the world’s population and wildlife having succumbed to a fatal flu. Those that […]
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