The Regrets – Book Review by Asha Seth

By: Asha Seth
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Author: Amy Bonnaffons| Genre: Paranormal, Romance | Pages: 296   For weeks, Rachel has been noticing the same golden-haired young man sitting at her Brooklyn bus stop, staring off with a melancholy air. When, one day, she finally musters the courage to introduce herself, the chemistry between them is undeniable: Thomas is wise, witty, handsome,…

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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories: Book Review by Asha Seth

By: Asha Seth
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Author: Angela Carter| Genre: Short Stories | Pages: 214 The Blurb: In The Bloody Chamber – which includes the story that is the basis of Neil Jordan’s 1984 movie The Company of Wolves – Carter spins subversively dark and sensual versions of familiar fairy tales and legends like “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Bluebeard,” “Puss in Boots,” and “Beauty…

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Misery- Stephen King: Book Review by Asha Seth

By: Asha Seth
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Author: Stephen King| Genre: Psychological Horror| Pages: 369 The Blurb: Misery Chastain was dead. Paul Sheldon had just killed her – with relief, with joy. Misery had made him rich; she was the heroine of a string of bestsellers. And now he wanted to get on to some real writing.  That’s when the car accident…

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On Bookish Giveaways…

By: Asha Seth
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I love books but can’t say the same for giveaways. And that is because of the few instances in the past when I’ve entered in giveaways but never made it. My lack of interest thereafter was profound, and not because I never won, but because I came to a calculated conclusion that one had to…

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Books – Micropoetry

By: Asha Seth
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and those books were not just words on paper  but souls who understood me better than all the things of the world put together ~~~~~ So, here’s the thing – I intend to publish a lot of poems this year. Why? Because: 1. I love writing poems 2. I found an abandoned lot of scribbles from…

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Tsundoku

By: Asha Seth
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And each time I end up telling myself not this time not again Mum’s going to yell Dad’s going to be mad ♥ I end up stopping myself Pull my outstretched arm back I won’t fall for you this time not again and yet when you look at me from behind the bookshelves a mere…

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Best Bookish Quotes for Reading Motivation

By: Asha Seth
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As voracious readers, at times, we feel weighed down by our reading commitments and challenges. So for all such readers like me, here’s a little nudge to keep you going. Here are a few of my favorite quotes from famous literary people we’ve grown to love. For those who read incessantly without the need for…

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