I write because I read. I read because I write.
“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” - Jhumpa Lahiri How's the situation in your country? With this I mean, in relation with this cruel pandemic. We are again in a lockdown and we have been for more than a year now Perks: I have more time to read.… Continue reading Introducing my summer TBR
Happy Tuesday, fellow TTT-ers! (I am not sure if there is really such thing, so please understand.) We are back to the weekly book-prompts hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl - Top Ten Tuesday with this week's topic being - Books I Loved that Made Me Want More Books Like Them. As she suggested, I… Continue reading 10 books that introduced me to new genres
This week's The Artsy Reader’s Top Ten Tuesday is actually about "Books that Make Me Hungry (They could have food items on the cover, foods in the title, be about foodies or have food as a main plot point… they could be cookbooks or memoirs, etc.)". I checked my Goodreads account and figured that I… Continue reading 10 best reads of 2020 (so far)
So the title may make you think that I am a fan of novel-turned-movies or series but, a quick disclaimer, I am not. When I was younger, I used to be a fan of Nicholas Sparks and I've watched all his novels' adaptations and not a single one is better than the book version. But… Continue reading 10 books as Netflix shows or movies
After a quick check on my Top Ten Tuesday tab, I've figured my last entry was June 7, 2016 (four years ago!!!) where I shared the 10 reasons why I love reading. I cannot believe that it has been that long ago as I still vividly have the joyful memory of revisiting the books I've… Continue reading 10 books i loved but never reviewed
It’s calming. It’s quiet. It’s easy to concentrate. It’s like dreaming while awake. It’s a guiltless delight. It’s like munching a calorie-less cake. It’s sleep-inducing. It’s detoxifying. It’s poetically inspiring. It’s just… the best thing. ❤ – Photo Credit: Unsplash In response to The Broke and the Bookish‘s Top Ten Tuesday today: June 7: Ten Reasons I… Continue reading Ten Reasons Why I Love Reading
No bad blood, just honesty, I used to love these books, wholeheartedly. After jaw dropping first books, followed by ‘okay’ second books, series finale always give me a disappointed look. Instead of ranting, let’s now reveal the series with great beginnings, and disappointing endings that made me quit reading YA dystopia genre. --- Hunger Games… Continue reading YA Series that Made Me Quit Dystopia Genre
I am good in planning, except when I’m reading, sometimes I follow where my mood is swinging, and here are the books I’m glad I picked on a whim. --- Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson About: Memories define us. So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep? Your name, your identity,… Continue reading Ten Books I’m Glad I Picked on a Whim
“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” ― Louis L'Amour My mind’s once a desert, barren and wordless, until it found its oasis, with these writing wells: --- Personal and Lists Posts Maya Angelou Inspiration for: Agony (first post) and Ending Agony. - Mitch Albom Inspiration… Continue reading Writing Wells: People Behind My Words
I was once a reader, a reader only. I become a writer, eventually. I didn’t know I can, until I knew these brilliant ones. --- Beautiful Words by Priceless Joy A youthful woman who scribbles jaw-dropping fictions. She seldom breaks heart, she mostly melt them. She also host the awesome Flash Fiction for Aspiring… Continue reading Ten (plus 2!) Non-Book-Blogs Readers of Fiction and Poetry Will Surely Love
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