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These Summer Storms ★★☆☆☆
I misunderstood the premise and perhaps didn't know much about the author before I started reading this. I
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Last One Out ★★★★☆
Nothing ever happens in a Jane Harper book, at least in the present, but she has an uncanny ability to
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The High Mountains of Portugal ★★★★☆
My second Yann Martel book after the seminal Life of Pi, which I adored. It's about loss and
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The Art of Spending Money: Simple Choices for a Richer Life ★★★☆☆
This was a disappointing read. I was a big fan of his "The Psychology of Money" which had
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Orbital ★★★★☆
Prose as poetry. There's no plot or direction except around the Earth aboard the space station. Six individuals
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Razorblade Tears ★★★☆☆
Disappointing compared to All the Sinners Bleed. Although the premise held much promise and the characters dropped a lot of
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Wild Dark Shore ★★★★★
Haunting, sad, and full of yearning. We live in a world that's beset with woes of climate change
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The Black Wolf ★★★☆☆
I'm conflicted about this one. Louise Penny's writing remains impressive at creating the right mood and
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The Devils ★★★★★
Gory and action-packed. The book is steeped in an alterative fantasy Europe with hints of its own sordid history
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My Seditious Heart: Collected Non-fiction ★★★★★
A quintessential read for Indians. In her inimitable prose, Arundhati Roy lays bare the Indian government's (BJP and
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Did I Say You Could Go ★★★★☆
Wacky and infuriating, but it keeps you reading. Told from the perspective of four characters, it gives you an insight
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The Compound ★★★★☆
I don't watch reality shows, but this book, based on one, reads like one. Consumerism, late-stage capitalism,
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The Essex Serpent ★★★★☆
Read it more for the mood and for the sadness of dashed fears, unrequited love, loss of purpose, and abject
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The Astral Library ★★☆☆☆
I couldn’t relate to Kate Quinn going from writing about strong women in historical fiction novels set in times
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Small Great Things ★★★★☆
Good intentions and says all the right things but a little too exposition-y. It ends a bit too perfectly.
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The Poppy Fields ★★★★☆
Erlick's second novel (for me) tackles grief more directly. Centered around three characters who are forced by circumstances
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Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves ★★★★★
Gilbert covers a lot of ground exploring incidences of women's exploitation in music, entertainment, reality TV, and even
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Little Fires Everywhere ★★★★★
Brilliantly written, it explores the frustrations yet the deep love mothers have for their daughters. I also love how Ng