Tied to Deceit by Neena H. Brar is an #OwnVoices Indian crime mystery novel about a spoiled, self-entitled, and immoral young woman named Devika Singh who ends up getting murdered and rocking the small town of Sanover with shock. As the Superintendent of Police Vishwanath Sharma unravels all of the threads of Devika’s life, he…
This past Sunday after attending my regular Dharma service at my local Buddhist temple, I decided to go to a used bookstore. It was a beautiful Spring day, I was properly medicated to fight off the histamine twirling in the air, and, most importantly, my anxiety was very calm and almost non-existent. As someone who…
Good morning and happy Saturday to you all! It has been raining beautifully for the past few days here in my corner of the world, and I must confess that it has created the perfect ambience for reading! So, my weekend is off to a lovely beginning. A few days ago, Sir Betrothed and I…
Happy Wednesday, everyone! We are officially half-way through the week, thank goodness! This week has been trudging on by very slowly for me, so I am ready for the weekend to arrive. For today’s post, I decided to go ahead and partake in the Top 5 Wednesday meme, for which today’s topic is about books…
A most kind and brilliant book blogger, Shenwei, is hosting a super-awesome reading challenge for the month of May, which also happens to be Asian-American Heritage month, called Asian Lit. Bingo! When I first saw this challenge at the beginning of the month, I had opted out from participating because I felt that I wouldn’t…
Good afternoon, bibliophiles! I decided to partake in this beautiful meme created by the wonderful and amazing Aimal Farooq over at Bookshelves & Paperbacks in an effort to feature more diverse authors and books within the bookworm community! If you are interested in checking out this fun diversity party, just click the BOLD PINK WORDS!…
Hey bibliophiles! January turned out to be a rather pleasant month for me in terms of finding wonderful diverse books! Much of the haul consists of Asian, #OwnVoices titles, which is spectacular. Some of you may recall that one of my goals for 2017 is to read more #OwnVoices novels, so being able to find…
