Genre: Historical Fiction | Author: Anthony Doerr (May 6, 2014) | Running Time:16h 2m | Narrator: Zach Appleman The last post The Henna Artist was about my first ever audibook. This post is about the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner – All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Narrated by Zach Appleman, this book has been earning praises for its exquiste writing, brilliant story , vivid imagery and perfect narration. The last time I checked it had…
Genre : Historical Fiction | Author : Alka Joshi (March 3, 2020) | Running Time : 10h 56m | Narrator :Sneha Mathan I began my Audibles journey with The Henna Artist, the first book of the Jaipur Trilology by author Alka Joshi . which came as a recommendation from a dear friend on a cold December morning of 2020. Hello there! Did you miss my unglamorous boring book reviews? Aha, the wait is over! Because I am back with a…
Genre : Mystery Thriller | Author : Lucy Foley (June 2, 2020) | Running Time : 10h 22m Narrators: Jot Davies, Chloe Massey, Olivia Dowd, Aoife McMahon, Sarah Ovens, and Rich Keeble. I am back with my third mystery thriller read of this year – The Guest List by Lucy Foley (June 2, 2020). Like my first two reads of this month, this is also my first read by this British author and I can tell you right away I…
What is your favorite memory of you reading a book? asked Rana, grabbing a Nancy Drew from the shelf. Laila was taken aback by this innocent yet thought provoking question from her 10 year old daughter. Rana was going through this phase where every other sentence coming from her began with “What is your favorite….”. “hmm.. that’s an interesting question. Let me think for a minute…” said Laila. Most days Laila would say something silly in response and Rana would…
Good afternoon! While I have a long list of things to talk about, let’s start with the book of the month! February started with Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister ( May 12, 2022). A Goodreads nominee for Best Mystery & Thriller (2022). My first by Gillian McAllister and I must say it was quite a fascinating read. Truth be told, most of my listens in the last two years have been my first time read of that particular author….
Hola readers! Let’s discuss the first book of this year- The House In The Pines by debut author Ana Reyes (2023). After catching up on Little Secrets and Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier last year I kept off from thrillers for a while. I needed a break! But boy am I glad to have started the new year with Ana Reye’s The House In The Pines! The House In The Pines spooked me out like no other story in…
This April I listened to two well known books, a historical fiction and a self help book . This was my first nonfiction audiobook or book in the longest time ever (read years). When was the last time I picked up a non fiction book over a fiction, I just can’t recollect!! I started with Kristin Hannah‘s book The Nightingale (Published 2015), a 17 hours hours read and then moved on James Clear’s instant best seller Atomic Habits (Published 2018)….
This month I caught up on two books both by the same author Jennifer Hillier – Little Secrets (2020 ) and Jar of Hearts (2018). Jar of Hearts has won the ITW Thriller Award for Best Hardcover Novel and was shortlisted for the Anthony and Macavity Awards – literary awards for mystery writers. Little Secrets made it as finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Anthony Award. Both the stories were some of my fastest listens for…
Genre : Mystery Thriller | Author : Alka Joshi (June 2021) | Running Time : 11 hrs and 8 mins Narrators: Sneha Mathan, Ariyan Kassam and Deepa Samuel Good morning beautiful people ! How is your weekend looking? For more than a week now we have been waking up to a thick fog and bitter weather. The fog lifts mid afternoon only to be back with vengeance by sunset. Yesterday though, we had a good day weatherwise. On my morning…
Genre: Historical Fiction| Author: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (Feb 2008) | Running Time: 12 Hrs. 30 Min Narrator: Sneha Mathan Good morning! How are you folks doing today? What are you reading these days? I started the new year listening to this gem of book The Palace of illusions (2008) by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni read by Sneha Mathan. Had it not been for my friend Swati, I would have never picked up The Palace of illusions– a delightful narration of Mahabharata from…
At the end of the day what helps you unwind? When the kids are finally in the bed, S and I plonk ourselves on our legendary sofa ( we don’t trade our favorite spots on the sofa, think Sheldon from Big Bang Theory 😂) to catch up on some grown up TV time, our “we-time“. This post is all about the tv series that helped me keep my sanity at the end of the day! Without further ado I present…
Remember how we left a night earlier than planned from our camping trip at Deception State Park? We left early from camping because the next day morning we were on our way to Eugene, a city in Oregon. Our destination-Crater Lake National Park, the only national park in all of Oregon! Interesting Fact: That weekend of June that we choose to visit the Crater National park turned out to one of be the hottest days in the recent history of…
Genre:Drama Anthology (4 stories) Duration: 2.22 hours Network:Netflix Released: April 2021 Following the latest trend of anthology in bollywood, comes yet another anthology of four unique twisted short stories revolving around the theme of interpersonal relationships.Out of the four stories,two stories deserve a mention.If not for the stories Geeli Pucchi and Ankahi,I wouldn’t have bothered with this review. I would recommend skipping the first two and starting from the 3rd story. Geeli Pucchi Geeli Pucchi directed by Neeraj Ghaywan,brings to…
Genre:Drama-Series Duration:6 Episodes Network:Netflix Released:March 2021 From the director of Lipstick under my Burkha,Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare and the series Made in Heaven comes yet another women oriented drama series of working women who despite being at top of their game never stop looking over their shoulder,for the powerful patriarchal society would devour these women at the slightest sign of vulnerability. While workplace sexual harassment is at the core of this drama it also brings to fore the…
Genre: Thriller Drama. Duration: 120 minutes Network: Netflix. Released: February 26th. Girl on the train (2021), an Netflix original is a remake of a 2016 movie of the same name starring Emily Blunt which was adapted from the best selling novel by Paula Hawkins “The Girl on the Train”.Phew 😅. Unfortunately,this version falls flat on its face.You are treated to a half baked, poorly executed , hurried version of the original.It’s a shame, really. A brilliant opportunity wasted. The book,an…