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Best Audiobooks of 2014

By amodini Posted in 2014, audiobook, books, contemporary, favorites, lists, lovely things, must listen, romance, south-asian, thriller, women | Comments Off on Best Audiobooks of 2014

As I said earlier, this was the year of the audiobook for me. I got started in 2013, and really got going in 2014. I have to thank the local library for all this, because that’s where I get all my audiobooks for now. It is extremely convenient, and great for when you want to […]

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Audiobook Review : Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand

By amodini Posted in 2010, 2014, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, feel-good, humor, india, lovely things, must read, random_house, recommended, review, romance, south-asian, wit | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand

[amazon_link id=”0812981227″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand Author : Helen Simonson Narrator : Peter Altschuler Genre : Romance Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 13 hours 8 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 I came upon this very interesting audiobook on my library’s website. I thought it interesting because this is […]

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Audiobook Review : Landline by Rainbow Rowell

By amodini Posted in 2014, audiobook, books, contemporary, macmillan, romance, time-travel, women | 1 Comment »

[amazon_link id=”1250049377″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Landline Author : Rainbow Rowell Narrator : Rebecca Lowman Genre : Romance Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 3 minutes Rating : 4/5 I’d only ever heard of Rowell by way of her YA book “Eleanor & Park”, and I’m not very enthused about YA […]

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Book Review : Trouble Has a New Name

By amodini Posted in 2014, 3_star_rating, arc, bollywood, books, chick-lit, culture and society, harlequin, india, romance, women | 1 Comment »

[amazon_link id=”B00LZPQGP2″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Trouble Has a New Name Author : Adite Banerjie Genre : Romance Publisher : Harlequin Pages: 192 Publish Date : July 15th, 2014 Source : Author Rating : 3/5 This is author Banerjie’s second romance novel after “The Indian Tycoon’s Marriage Deal”. And in this novel, she has […]

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Audiobooks that failed me (and other sad stories)

By amodini Posted in 2014, audiobook, books, dystopian, lad-lit, romance, sci-fi, YA | Comments Off on Audiobooks that failed me (and other sad stories)

[amazon_link id=”0307887448″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Yes, this is that kind of a tale, so you might grab a box of tissues before you sit down to read this. This blog post is a story – a story of how “mainstream reviewers” can fail you and of how the most raved about book might not be […]

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Book Review : The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet

By amodini Posted in 2.5_star_rating, 2014, books, chick-lit, contemporary, netgalley, romance, women | Comments Off on Book Review : The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet

[amazon_link id=”147676316X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet Author : Bernie Su, Kate Rorick Genre : Romance Publisher : Touchstone Pages: 400 Publish Date : June 24, 2014 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 2.5/5 I am a certified fan of Pride and Prejudice. I have read the […]

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Book Review : Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier

By amodini Posted in 3.5_star_rating, arc, books, chick-lit, desi, humor, india, netgalley, romance, scholastic, south-asian, YA | Comments Off on Book Review : Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier

[amazon_link id=”0143031716″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Born Confused Author : Tanuja Desai Hidier Genre : Mystery Publisher : Scholastic Pages: 512 Publish Date : July, 2003 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 3.5/5 I’m no teenager and generally try to keep away from Young Adult books, but I chose to read this […]

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Book Review : Then and Always by Dani Atkins

By amodini Posted in 2.5_star_rating, 2014, arc, books, netgalley, random_house, romance | 1 Comment »

[amazon_link id=”0804178526″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Then and Always Author : Dani Atkins Genre : Romance Publisher : Ballantine Books Pages: 320 Publish Date : 20th May, 2014 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 2.5/5 Rachel Wiltshire is living a sad life after a disastrous accident. No, she is fine (save for […]

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Book Review : The Weaver Takes a Wife by Sheri South

By amodini Posted in 2014, 3.5_star_rating, arc, Belgrave House, books, chick-lit, romance, women | Comments Off on Book Review : The Weaver Takes a Wife by Sheri South

[amazon_link id=”1492261211″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Weaver Takes a Wife Author : Sheri Cobb South Genre : Romance Publisher : Belgrave House Pages: 268 Publish Date : January 2nd, 2014 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 3.5/5 The Weaver Takes A Wife is a romance of the Regency era. It features […]

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Book Review : Archetype by M. D. Waters

By amodini Posted in 2014, 3.5_star_rating, arc, books, dystopian, netgalley, penguin_books, romance, sci-fi, series, women | Comments Off on Book Review : Archetype by M. D. Waters

[amazon_link id=”0525954236″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Archetype Author : M. D. Waters Genre : Sci-fi, Dystopian Publisher : Dutton Pages: 384 Publish Date : February 4th, 2014 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 3.5/5 Emma Wade wakes up after an almost fatal accident in a top-notch medical facility, to the relief of […]

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