When We Believed in Mermaids – A Review

When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O’NealMy rating: 4 of 5 stars Some books are plot-driven and some are character-driven. I’d say ‘When we believed in mermaids’ is both and neither. This book is a mood. It’s a story of sisters torn apart by terrible childhoods but brought together by the sea and theContinueContinue reading “When We Believed in Mermaids – A Review”

Permanent Record – A Review

Permanent Record by Edward Snowden My rating: 5 of 5 stars Recently I, like the world, have been thinking a lot about online privacy. My gadgets-loving husband owns both Google Home and Amazon Echo. He encouraged me to back up all my photos on Google Photos. Our TV is connected to the internet and duringContinueContinue reading “Permanent Record – A Review”

My favourite things from 2019

I am always on the look out for a great story and in 2019, I found them in the form of books and TV shows. These are my favourites among everything I watched and read this year!

The Three Body Problem – A Review

The Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinMy rating: 4 of 5 stars 4 stars for being a book that was nothing like anything I have ever read. The first few chapters in this book are filled with hooks. A scientist is beaten to death during the cultural revolution in China, his daughter is pulled into aContinueContinue reading “The Three Body Problem – A Review”

The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin – A Review

The Dark Forest by Liu CixinMy rating: 5 of 5 stars “If I destroy you, what business is it of yours?” The second part of the epic saga that is the Remembrance of Earth’s Past is far, far better than the first. The human civilization has 400 years to prepare for an attack from aContinueContinue reading “The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin – A Review”

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle – A Review

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart TurtonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars Phew! That was a fun ride. I have been listening to the ‘7 deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle’s audiobook version for months now. It took months only because I had a strict ‘listening only while cooking’ rule. There were 2 hours ofContinueContinue reading “The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle – A Review”

Ants Among Elephants – A Review

Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India by Sujatha GidlaMy rating: 4 of 5 stars My friend and I were talking about reservations in the Indian Education system when we realized that we don’t even know the right vocabulary to discuss it. Both of us were going on about itContinueContinue reading “Ants Among Elephants – A Review”