• on reading for bingo: part 2

    Another blog post less than a week after the previous one? Who is she? It’s not that I was suddenly seized by a reading frenzy and completed Bingo, it’s just that I had a lot of thoughts about the following book. The Cosy Cat Society by Charlie Lyndhurst [NetGalley e-ARC]…


  • on reading for bingo: part 1

    I thought my Book Bingo post would make me read more intentionally. Look at the categories on the Card, and pick books accordingly. But apparently, I do not like being told what to read, least of all by past-me. So, I’m continuing my habit of just reading whatever catches my…


  • on book bingo

    Despite superficially claiming my blog as a space to share my thoughts or experiences or even a rant on something that caught my eye, I can be incredibly picky about what I end up actually publishing. I’ve discussed this before in my post about the blogger’s block I experienced a…


  • review: minor disturbances at grand life apartments by hema sukumar

    Even before I reached Hema Sukumar’s name at the bottom of this beautifully illustrated cover, I knew this book was South Indian in some form or the other. The clothes hanging on the terrace, the wooden doors, the little squirrel clambering up the coconut tree, the window air conditioners, the…


  • on hoarding e-books on a budget

    I’ve always been a book hoarder. My bookshelves constantly overflow, despite several promises to myself to not buy any more until I’ve read at least half of the books I own. Over the past few months, I’ve somehow managed to hoard as many e-books as physical ones. Among those are…


  • on an unexpected niche

    We all know bad things come in threes. Apparently, London-based historical mysteries with a female lead come in fours. For those who are unaware, NetGalley is a website where publishers offer digital and audio ARCs (advance reader copies) to interested readers in return for their completely unfiltered reviews. It’s the…


  • on the nobleman’s guide to scandal and shipwrecks

    Adrian Montague appears to have it all. He’s the sole heir to his father’s estate; he is soon to be inducted into the House of Lords; and he is engaged to the love of his life, Louisa Davies. His future is bright, his fortune is secure, his happiness seems absolute.…


  • on january’s reads

    A new year usually begins with the desire to read more and with intention. I can read ten murder mysteries in a row without having to even think twice about it, but intentionally reading other genres and expanding my reading profile is a harder task than it seems. No matter,…


  • on a statistical look at 2022

    An overview of my reading habits in 2022, based on my StoryGraph reading Wrap-Up.


  • on an accidental book haul

    There was a very brief period in 2022 when I looked at my overflowing bookshelves and thought to myself, ‘I need to go on a book-buying ban next year.’ Well, the next year has arrived, and yes, less than three weeks in, there’s six new books next to me, waiting…