One day the algorithm blessed me and helped me discover Aparna Verma’s novel. I found her on TikTok and I LOVED the way she promoted this novel and that is essentially how I ended up reading this story. While it is a little bit terrifying that the algorithm knew exactly what I am interested inContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Phoenix King by Aparna Verma”
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Book Review: Custody by Manju Kapur
So, if you’re Indian and/or if you have ever watched Star Plus then you may be familiar with this novel already. Yeh Hai Mohabbatein (trans. This is love) was a really popular Indian soap opera that ran for roughly 7-8 years. This soap opera was also based on the novel Custody by Manju Kapur. Now,ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Custody by Manju Kapur”
Book Review: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
This may be an unpopular opinion but I am actually not a huge fan of classical novels. I do have a few favourites but I usually I find myself not enjoying these types of novels. Alas, I’m taking an English class at university which is dedicated to Jane Austen and her novels; so, I wasContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen”
Book Review: All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
Sabaa Tahir was an author I had heard of, however, I never actually picked up any of her books until now. My TBR list is so long and ever-growing that it, evidently, took a while before I picked up one of her novels. Now that I have read one of her novels, I am soContinueContinue reading “Book Review: All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir”
Book Review: Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems by Warsan Shire
I am a huge fan of Beyoncé and I have been for many years. So, when I heard that Warsan Shire collaborated with Beyoncé on Lemonade and Black is King, I knew I had to read some of her work. Shire is a poet and around the time I discovered her (which was NOT whenContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems by Warsan Shire”
Book Review: How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
I discovered this novel from GoodReads back in 2022. This novel was nominated for a Goodreads award and I was curious about it. The cover was gorgeous and the title was intriguing. I don’t remember if I read the blurb, but I did see the cover a lot. And by now, I think we canContinueContinue reading “Book Review: How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu”
Book Review: Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia (writer) and Gabriel Picolo (illustrator)
I am a HUGE fan of the Titans from DC and coincidentally, I’ve been following Gabriel Picolo on social media for years. I love his DC artwork. His work mainly centres around the Titans and since Starfire and Nightwing are two of my favourites (Wonder Woman is also my favourite but she’s not a Titan),ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia (writer) and Gabriel Picolo (illustrator)”
Book Review: East Side Voices edited by Helena Lee
Ever since I watched Crazy Rich Asians, I always thought Gemma Chan was so elegant and graceful and so I have been a fan of hers ever since. A few years ago, she was posting about an essay she wrote for an anthology. Without knowing what the anthology collection was about, I added the novelContinueContinue reading “Book Review: East Side Voices edited by Helena Lee”
Illumicrate Monthly Subscription Box: March 2024 Unboxing
I am a year late. I know. In my defence I did schedule this post to be posted much earlier, however, I ultimately wanted to post other book reviews so, this poor post got extremely delayed. Regardless, this is easily one of the most gorgeous novels I own AND this was my first full subscriptionContinueContinue reading “Illumicrate Monthly Subscription Box: March 2024 Unboxing”
Celebrity Book Review: Lorde’s Recommendation: The Years by Annie Eranux (trans. Alison L. Strayer)
Lorde’s music was the soundtrack of my teenage angst years, especially Pure Heroine and Melodrama. So, of course, when I was drafting my list of which celebrities I should talk about for my “Celebrity Book Review” series, Lorde’s name was one of the first I wrote down. Unlike Dua Lipa and RM (from BTS), IContinueContinue reading “Celebrity Book Review: Lorde’s Recommendation: The Years by Annie Eranux (trans. Alison L. Strayer)”
Silk Roads Reviews 