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TITLE: A Heart So Fierce And Broken NAME OF SERIES : Cursebreaker Series AUTHOR: Brigid Kemmerer GENRE: Young Adult Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling PAGE COUNT: 445 PUBLICATION YEAR: 2020 FORMAT: Paperback BUY ONLINE: amazon   I started reading this book as soon as I finished the first book A Curse So Dark And Lonely ( see review here ) . The   lovable characters and that incredible cliffhanger at the end had me excited for the sequel. "  A Curse So Dark And Lonely -     Beauty and the Beast retelling - YA fantasy following two different angles- Rhen and Harper. Rhen is a prince from the emberfall kingdom who is cursed by an enchantress Lilith . As part of this curse, he has to relive his eighteenth year over and over until a girl truly falls for him.   A  girl from Washington,DC named Harper    is accidentally sucked into Rhen’s world by his commander Grey . " SYNOPSIS- This story starts with Grey fleeing emberfall carrying a secret

TITLE: A Curse So Dark And Lonely NAME OF SERIES : Cursebreaker Series AUTHOR: Brigid Kemmerer GENRE: Young Adult Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling PAGE COUNT: 477 PUBLICATION YEAR: 2019 FORMAT: Paperback BUY ONLINE: amazon                                                             Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer is one of the very few Contemporary novels that I enjoyed. Romance/Contemporary genre is not my cup of tea, but that was one novel that pleasa ntly surprised me. So when I found out that her latest novel  A Curse So Dark And Lonely   is actually a fantasy , I set up my mind that I am going to read this one irrespective of the polarizing reviews . It is a Young Adult fantasy –  B eauty and the Beast retelling with a twist. My knowledge of the Fairy tale  Beauty and the Beast is limited to the Emma Watson ’s Disney movie . I am not gonna lie , that movie failed to impress me . Despite that, I was still looking  forward to th

TITLE: Wundersmith – The Calling Of Morrigan Crow NAME OF SERIES : Nevermoor  AUTHOR: Jessica Townsend GENRE: Children’s Fantasy                               PAGE COUNT: 404  PUBLICATION YEAR: 2018 FORMAT: Paperback BUY ONLINE: amazon            I read Nevermoor : The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend way back in 2018.( see review here ) . I remember loving it as it reminded me of Harry Potter . Wundersmith is the second installment to this series . Just like its first counterpart, this too gave me strong Harry Potter vibes. I kept highlighting the parts that reminded me of HP and I found something similar in almost every chapter. I know it sounds like a rip off of HP but trust me its much much more. To call it   “ just another version of HP ” is a huge disservice to the author who has written this wonderful piece of fiction. SYNOPSIS-  The first book Nevermoor followed a girl named Morrigan Crow who is believed to have been cursed . But on her eleventh bi

                                          Best book you’ve read so far Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson . It has become my all time favorite Sanderson novel( see review here ). This fast paced high fantasy has everything from great characters to political intrigue to plot twists to hilarious dialogues – all the ingredients for a good time.                                                                              Best sequel you’ve read so far I have only read one sequel this year and that was Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi  ( see review here ) . It was a decent enough sequel to the wonderful first book Children of Blood and Bone ( see review here ) . New release you haven’t read yet, but want to I just found out that Amish Tripathy has released his latest book “ Legend of Suheldev: The king who saved India ” this month. As soon as the lock down is lifted , I am going to order this one and read. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year

Follow my blog with Bloglovin TITLE: Warbreaker AUTHOR: Brandon Sanderson PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009 GENRE: High Fantasy PAGE COUNT: 656 FORMAT: Mass Market Paperback AVAILABLE   AT : amazon   Every once in a while you come across a book which helps you in some unexpected way. This book was the one for me. Lately with the entire pandemic around and the overwhelming tasks of taking care of an actively crawling (and standing) 9 month baby was taking a toll on my mental health. I was complaining to my husband that it feels like all I do every day every moment of my life is either mothering our little one or doing household tasks. Even the weekends feel the same as one is not able to just go out and relax. To that - add not being able to read a physical book for the last three months because Amazon delivery for non essential items was prohibited in our place due to the lock-down. So, when I finally had a couple of physical books delivered, my joy knew no b

TITLE: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes AUTHOR: Suzanne Collins AUDIBLE NARRATOR- Santino Fontana PUBLICATION YEAR: 2020 GENRE: Dystopian Fiction FORMAT: Audiobook & e-book BUY ONLINE: amazon   I remember reading The Hunger Games trilogy and loving the first two books- The Hunger Games and Catching Fire . Unfortunately my love for this trilogy went downhill when I read the third and final book – Mockingjay . In fact if I remember correctly , I might have quit halfway . Overall I liked the author's easy- to- read writing style and the whole reality game theme around which the majority of the story took place.  So when this prequel book was announced , I was not so thrilled about it. I didn't even plan on reading it this early . I had subconsciously decided that I would buy it only if the reviews were good. But the hype around this one was too much to ignore. Everyone was talking about the story line and how there were discussions about

Back in 2018, when I first read Scythe by Neal Shusterman , I was blown out of my mind by its cool concept. I read the second book THUNDERHEAD almost immediately after that. Unfortunately, I found it underwhelming and   to the extent that I decided not to go ahead with the series. But with the release of the third and final   book “ The Toll ” ,   I  wanted to give   it a try and for once finish a book series.. LOL ..!!    However, as I was about to start it, I realized how little I remember of the story of Thunderhead . That's how I got around to re-reading this book.   Surprisingly, it was an absolute joy to read the second time around. Also, lately  I  am having so much trouble finding the motivation to read. So, in a way this re-read has turned out to be quite a life saver for me reading-wise. The first book, Scythe is based on a cool concept of a utopian/dystopian world where the world is so advanced that human race has conquered everything – even death. People n

Hope you are doing well with all things considered. With people exercising social distancing and following #stayhome #staysafe , I am guessing all booklovers might be having a blast. I used to always complain - “ So many books , So little time ”. Now that I have gotten the opportunity to tackle my TBR pile, I have found myself in one of the worst slumps reading-wise. Last week I quit 2 books as I suddenly started nitpicking on the things that I found boring . Then I picked up a couple books and read its first few chapters and those too didn't pique my interest . I don't know if these books are bad or the fact that I have been reading e-books format which has always proved to be a bad reading experience for me. The reason I am reading e-books is because I can neither go to a bookstore nor can I buy books online as amazon has opened their delivery services only for essential items in our place. I have mentioned this before that e-books give me headaches when I look at them

6.        Dry by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman - I am in awe of Neal Shusterman ’s stories ever since I read SCYTHE . He comes up with interesting dystopian/utopian concepts that are relevant and something I foresee playing out in the near future. Dry is a frightening tale focusing on the deadly effects of water crisis in a town. It shows how an otherwise peaceful family friendly town converts into a war zone of sorts in the event of a disaster. Just like his other stories, this too felt very close to reality and something that could potentially happen to us someday. It followed four different characters with their respective perspectives on this tragic situation. While reading , I was constantly trying to put myself in their shoes and wondered if I too would go to such despicable lengths in order to survive? The other thing that stood out for me was how realistic it all felt because I remember literally being thirsty while reading some scenes depicting people getting parched.

Last night while I was updating my goodreads account, I found that  I have read a total of 14 books so far this year. It may be less for many of you, but for me it is huge. I have been so busy with house chores and mom duties lately, I rarely get the time to breathe - let alone read books. Due to time-constraints , it is not possible to write full reviews of all these books. So I am starting a series in this blog where I post mini- reviews of the books I have read recently.  Reading-wise I have been experimenting with audio books. It is definitely a good source to consume books if you don't have time in your hand to physically read them. But honestly having listened to so many audio books this year , I still can't vibe with it.  Anyways, Here’s a bite-size review of the first 5 books I read this year - 1.        Misery by Stephen King - The author Stephen King is extremely popular. Wherever I go- be it a bookstore or my local library , I see his books occupyi