Matcha on Monday: Read It or Skip It?

Hi Readers! I recently finished reading Matcha on Monday as part of the Women in Translation month. I have read all the books by the author and perhaps the time has come to stop. Read more to find out why it did not work for me. ~~GOODREADS DESCRIPTION~~ Discover...

July 2026 Recap!

Hi Readers! You know how some days you are living your best life, and some days you are just existing? July, for me, has been only about existing, par one or two days. It has been work, eat, sleep and repeat. So, naturally this recap is going to be...

June 2026 Recap!

Hi Readers! June has been a long month! A lot of it went by waiting for monsoons, and yet we are still deprived of those famous Mumbai rains. A lot of it also went in adjusting to the new work schedule; it keeps changing every week depending on my...

Japanese Murder Mystery: The Clock House Murders

Hi Readers! Almost the entirety of the month was spent reading Yukito Ayatsuji’s fourth novel The Clock House Murders. Usually I breeze through his books and love them, but this was an opposite experience. It took a long time to complete and I did not enjoy it much. Find...

The Midnight Train: To Read or Not to Read?

Hi Readers! I read Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library back in 2020. I reviewed it as: “The Midnight Library, in its simplicity has achieved a different level of poignance. It is unbelievably magical & whimsical, but at the same time insightful & thought provoking.” So, you can imagine the kind...

May 2026 Recap!

This month was quite the embodiment of ‘May summer holidays’ for me. I have been transitioning into a new role at work. So, the first half of the month, I was handing over, so I didn’t have a lot on my plate. And, in the second half of the...

Sweet Bean Paste: To Read or Not to Read?

Hi Readers, I was searching for books to gift someone, and in that list, I found Sweet Bean Paste. I had heard about this book for a while and had only heard wonderful things. And, as it was a short one, I thought I would read for myself and...

April 2026 Recap!

Hi Readers! April being the month after my birthday month has never really had much appeal to me. It’s also the onset of summers. Aside from the constant wilting because of the brutal summers, the month has been cheery! Finally met my friends, cousins, some relatives. Had a good...