Book Review

Hello bookworms and literary enthusiasts! It's time to dust off those neglected bookshelves, Find your long-lost reading glasses, and jump on an epic journey of words and imagination once again. Yes, this blog is a heartfelt reminder to both myself and all of you that it's time to resume reading! Pandemic, the unexpected rollercoaster ride we all hopped on without any choice. While it may have wreaked havoc on our lives and routines, it did grant us a few silver linings. For me, one such shining star was the opportunity to dive headfirst into the captivating realm of fiction. I devoured book after book, traversing fantastical lands, befriending extraordinary characters, and escaping reality in the most delightful way possible. But alas! The cruel clutches of responsibility and workload tightened their grip on my time and, regrettably, the novels began to gather dust. As a social media manager, my days were consumed by the never-ending whirlwind of hashtags, likes, and viral co

I vaguely remember the first time I completed the Harry Potter series, but I vividly remember the kind of warm feeling your character gave me. Your character indeed felt like a warm hug. I know you might have heard this a lot, yet I want you to know that you are and will always be one of my favourite Harry Potter Characters. How you cared about the school that expelled you says a lot about you. The kind disposition you maintained even after literally going through a series of tragic events taught all of us a life lesson. You taught me things that maybe you aren't even aware of. You taught me how to be a good friend, one that never leaves their friend’s side no matter what. We still have a lot to learn, why did you leave us?    The news reduced me to tears and I have no other way to tell you how important and precious you are. You were brilliant, a gentle giant who shared a love for monsters. I know it got you and the trio into trouble ’n’ number of times and you were greatly apolog

“I wasn’t heroic. I wasn’t simple. I was difficult. An emotionally challenging puzzle he wasn’t up for solving.” I read this book a few months ago and decided not to WASTE my time on the review, but I met a hardcore fan of Colleen Hoover at my friend’s wedding and according to her, Colleen Hoover “changed” her life. So I read this book again to write a review. Yes, I know it was a very stupid decision. There’s no point in reading a thriller book again and also because who the hell re-reads a Colleen Hoover book? lol  I genuinely hate her books and I think the author and I don't really mesh with our styles overall. Colleen Hoover is for the people who only ever read fanfiction written by 12 year olds when they were younger so they now think this is the absolute peak of smutty romance. I'm really not a fan of the immense amount of gratuitous sex in her books. I get to the point where I just skim through those parts to find the true story. So much of this book is completely imp

Who hasn’t heard about this book? It’s literally everywhere. It’s society-won’t-accept-you famous. Skip this book and you’re not a bibliophile anymore. Even its monotone audiobook on YouTube has 1m+ views and I’m not even kidding, see it for yourself.  and that’s really problematic because I cringed so much at so many points. The plot of this book was so predictable and everything was happening so fast. I do not understand why people loved it so much. I'll give you my point of view. Reasons to Read ‘It Ends With Us’-  This book has 384 pages and it can be finished in a day if your reading speed is well above average.  This book will keep you engaged till the end. There won’t be any need to google words since it's easy-read, so people who do not read books because they get tired of searching for meanings can read this book without giving any second thought.  The message that the author wants to provide through this book is amazing and probably that’s one of the reasons why peop

Phew! It’s been a long time and to be very honest, I don’t think I’ll be able to write good book reviews now. Writing book reviews is a herculean task and it becomes tougher when one decides to take a gap. Mine was a long gap indeed and I’m trying my best to come back on track.  Have I ever introduced myself though? Goddamn! I gotta be kidding. I was about to write everything that hindered my writing but okay nevermind, I’ll save that story for later.  I’m Sakshi Sharma. I am about to graduate in a few days and my future plans are still unknown. What a shame? Truly. Writing is like a healing mechanism for me. I write when I feel low, I write when I am happy, basically I’m a kinda person who’ll write no matter what and most of it doesn’t even go out of my secret writing place. Music is another healing mechanism and I don’t care, my taste in music has to be the best. Consider yourself lucky if I’ve ever let you see my playlist. I am so particular about my playlist that I won’t let anybod

E verything Everything is a novel about an 18-year-old girl, Madeline Whittier who lives in California Suburb with her mother, Pauline and her nurse, Carla, who takes care of her in the absence of her mother. Madeline has Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), a rare autoimmune disease that blocks the body’s immune system from operating normally, making it receptive to even mild infections. Madeline’s mother, being a doctor forbids her from going out, narrowing her interactions with the outside world only to online schooling. Her overprotective mother maintained a sterile environment in the house to protect her daughter from a supposed illness as all she had was Madeline after the death of her husband and son.   The book proceeds further with a fresh character named Olly Bright. Olly moves into the house next door with his family. The two gradually develop a friendship through gestures, texting and looking at each other from bedroom windows. As the friendship blooms, Madeline opens u

Sense and Sensibility is a novel by one of my favourite authors, Jane Austen. It was published in 1811 and it displays an unhurried pleasant time full of formality. A time in which love is romanticized, succeeding to position and wealth. The best thing about this book is that it'll make the reader stay till the end. This book doesn't have expected romance, I was oblivious who would really end up with whom till it was actually revealed. The book commences with Mr. Henry Dashwood, who has a son (John Dashwood) from his first wife and three daughters (Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret) from his second wife. Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his intact estate to his first wife’s son and his second wife along with her three daughters, were left penniless and homeless. In Norland, Elinor becomes attached to Edward Ferras, who is the brother-in-law of her half-brother, John Dashwood. Pretty soon after the death of Mr. Dashwood, A kind and generous relative offered Mrs Dashwood and h

Kafka On The Shore was my first Murakami book. Murakami has a bizarre way of writing. He binds the reader with the tale perfectly. In this book, he encloses readers in a surreal world where cats communicate and fishes tumble from the sky. He appropriates his magical capacity to blow a situation into undiscovered territories with unrealistic sangfroid.  This book has two coexisting narrative twists: one about a fifteen-year-old runaway, named  Kafka Tamura. He runs away from his home and escapes to Takamatsu. His reason to leave his home was either to escape a grim Oedipal myth or to search for his long-missing mother and sister. His father maledicts Kafka that he will kill his father and ultimately have copulation with his mother and sister. Kafka has no remembrance of his mother and sister as they left his father long ago.  During his journey to Takamatsu, Kafka meets a girl named Sakura, who is a few years older than him. He thought she could be his long-lost sister. In Takamatsu, Ka

Miles Halter is the main lead of the story who resides in Florida. He is reclusive and is shown as a boy who wants to seek a ‘Great perhaps’. Miles chooses to attend the Culver Creek Boarding School in Alabama to start a fresh life. There he makes his first mate Chip, known as “the Colonel” by all. He nicknamed Miles as “Pudge”(ironic name) and called him with the same name throughout the book. The Colonel introduces him to his friend, Alaska, who was a fierce and enigmatic girl. Miles spontaneously falls in love with her. All of them are then involved in multiple pranks and mishappenings and then, there is the unexpected mid-way surprise. I cannot tell what actually happened as this review is supposed to be spoiler-free but after that event, the book divides into two parts. One Before and one After that event. The first part is kind of happier and funny while another is the one with lots of sorrow and heartbreak The first part is filled with a number of high school events, the buildin

It’s a story about the main character Hazel Grace, she is seventeen and has thyroid cancer with metastasis forming in her lungs, which causes her to carry around an oxygen tank and wear a cannula, and occasionally she has trouble breathing and her mother decides that she needs to go to a weekly Support Group to beat her depression. Hazel has an almost non-verbal friendship with Isaac whom she meets at the group, both frustrated with the group leader and share looks and sighs with each other. Isaac’s friend comes along to group one day, Augustus Waters (Gus) and Hazel can’t help but notice him, he is hot and won’t stop staring at her. They strike up a conversation, friendship blooms and the two quickly become inseparable. What follows is a journey between two people, brought together by friendship who go through and share so much in a limited amount of time. For two young people, our characters are very deep thinkers, Gus has theories and philosophies and shares them with Hazel. This is