Don't judge a book by its cover, they say. But sometimes it's so hard ... yes, the cover of this book kept me from reading it earlier. Fortunately I was lucky enough to have friends who know when to insist about a good book 🙂 And better later than never, right?! The Seven Husbands of … Continue reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (book review) – true love and Hollywood drama
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The Island of Missing Trees was recommended as a "must read" by my dear friend Diana. Until now, all her recommendations became favourite books ... so I knew I have to read is as soon as possible. Plus, Elif Shafak is one of my favourite writers ever, alongside Margaret Atwood and Haruki Murakami. I read … Continue reading The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak (book review) – about figs, humans, and other stories
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida won the Booker Prize in 2022 - that's how I first heard about it. I only knew it told the story of a war photographer from Sri Lanka who died and woke up in a “celestial visa office”. Quite intriguing, isn't it?! A small fun-fact before going further - … Continue reading The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka (book review) – afterlife and Sri Lankan civil wars
All I knew about this book before reading it was: ghost story, bookseller as main character, shortlisted for Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022. Oh, and it was supposed to be super funny as well! Now, after reading the book, I can say that my initial hypotheses were only a fraction of what The Sentence offers. … Continue reading The Sentence by Louise Erdrich (book review) – the power of books and a wicked ghost
I'm not easily drawn to reading non-fiction books. They have to tackle a super interesting OR useful topic in order to put aside my fiction stories and invest the time to read about reality 🙂 And the book I write about today ticks both reasons - it is super interesting AND super useful. Before I … Continue reading How to Invest in Index Funds – A Practical Investment Guide for Anyone in Europe by Mário Nzualo (book review)
One of my favourite childhood books was a collection of stories about Greek mythology. I was fascinated by Artemis and Athena, by Poseidon and Apollo. Later on, my fascination with mythologies from other cultures continued - discovering the Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman (my review), and more recently learning about the Indian gods and beliefs. … Continue reading Women’s voices from Greek mythology: Phaedra by Laura Shepperson and The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood (book review)
Inspired by an old Top Ten Tuesday topic (from June 2018), I decided to look into my recent reading history and put together 10 books that awaken the travel bug in me.
Every culture has folklore stories that are passed on from generation to generation, carrying the beliefs and wisdom of those times. Sometimes they provide great advice, sometimes they're totally out-of-sync with the cultural shifts and mindsets of the current times. Author Stela Brinzeanu started from one local Moldavian legend she hated - a legend infused … Continue reading Set in Stone by Stela Brinzeanu (book review) – Moldavian folklore and fearless women
Do you know that cozy feeling of meeting an old friend after a long time? That's exactly how I felt when I reading The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton, sequel of The Miniaturist (my review). What a lovely rendezvous! The House of Fortune in a nutshell The House of Fortune tells the fiction story … Continue reading The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton (book review) – spellbinding sequel of The Miniaturist
John Wyndham is one of the authors I discovered through Ariel Bissett - the only booktuber I follow - in this video about classics. Funnily enough, in the video she explained how she hated The Chrysalids because of her teacher at that time ... no idea what convinced me to read the book she hated … Continue reading The Chrysalids and The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (mini book reviews) – dystopic science-fiction worlds
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