10 Best Short Stories for Beginners of Horror

By: Asha Seth
Book Recommendations, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1 Comment on 10 Best Short Stories for Beginners of Horror

“If you still think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body.” The Tell-Tale Heart, Edgar Allan Poe If you’re digging for the best horror stories to indulge in, you’ve reached the right place. Whether you’re a newbie at horror or…

Read More

16 Motivational Quotes from ‘The Lord of the Rings’

By: Asha Seth
Book Recommendations, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 2 Comments on 16 Motivational Quotes from ‘The Lord of the Rings’

The Lord of the Rings continues to remain not just my most-read novels but also most-admired and most-recommended books of all times. I’m never not fascinated by how much greatness and diligence; married with unmatchable creativity, is contained within its pages; no matter how many times I read it. There’s much to learn from Tolkien’s…

Read More

15 Great Books to Read on Indian Independence Day

By: Asha Seth
Book Recommendations, , , , , , , , , , , , , 1 Comment on 15 Great Books to Read on Indian Independence Day

As we celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence from British Colonialism, there’s one question we need to ask ourselves: How much do we know about our country? Much like paper fading its print over time, past starts to fade if not acquainted with periodically. Time erases everything gradually and it is rather unfortunate if we…

Read More

21 Delightful Books For the Rainy Day Reader

By: Asha Seth
Book Recommendations, , , , , , , , , , , 3 Comments on 21 Delightful Books For the Rainy Day Reader

Monsoons are finally here and it’s the only time when the city is draped in breath-taking exquisiteness. Each one of us has our own special way of relishing the charm that monsoons are. Some would say – a cozy spot by the window with a view of the lush greens beyond, a cup of ginger…

Read More

9 Famous Literary Fathers You Must Meet this Father’s Day

By: Asha Seth
Book Recommendations, , , , , , , 8 Comments on 9 Famous Literary Fathers You Must Meet this Father’s Day

It’s that time of the year again when we celebrate the power personality of life – Dad. It’s also that time of the year when I miss papa the most because he isn’t around anymore. I wish he were around! My journey with books, these last two decades, has given me more than I could…

Read More

A Bookish Glimpse at 2021

By: Asha Seth
Book Recommendations, , , , , , , , 7 Comments on A Bookish Glimpse at 2021

2021 was a year of rereads. I did not have any massive reading goals because I was mostly just rereading my old favorites. Even so, I read a total of 60 books out of which 32 were some old classics and contemporaries that I was revisiting, and remaining 30 were new titles. Among those 30,…

Read More

Best Books I read in 2020

By: Asha Seth
Book Recommendations, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 26 Comments on Best Books I read in 2020

What was greatly unusual in the gone year was that I did not have a personal reading goal. Well, speaking of 2020, I suppose a lot of unusualness crept in all of our lives. For some years, I did participate in Goodreads Reading Challenge but I have stopped pushing myself for it. That said, a…

Read More

5 Gothic Horror Novels Every Book Lover Must Read

By: Asha Seth
Book Recommendations, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 16 Comments on 5 Gothic Horror Novels Every Book Lover Must Read

Since Halloween is almost over, I thought it is a bit late to do this post now. But then I said to myself – Does it really have to be halloween to read some of the best gothic horror novels? That’s when I decided that I wanted to do this post where I share some…

Read More

Misery- Stephen King: Book Review by Asha Seth

By: Asha Seth
Book Reviews, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 4 Comments on Misery- Stephen King: Book Review by Asha Seth

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…

Read More

Why I can’t wait to go back to Mussoorie! (Part 1)

By: Asha Seth
Travelogues, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 9 Comments on Why I can’t wait to go back to Mussoorie! (Part 1)

Travel does take your mind off the most stressful of things. I have always felt that in times of utter madness,;in personal or professional life, I have always craved to land in an unknown place and lose myself in its charms. And that’s exactly what I needed after a long spell of mundane mediocrities that…

Read More

Undress

By: Asha Seth
Poetry, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 7 Comments on Undress

When we breathe in different cities this heart inside of me is a constant memory of how misbehaved I am how uncontrolled like a mischievous child And when you’re with me, I can scarcely feel a thing but the mad fluttering of its wings wanting to burst out  of that darned cage and merge into…

Read More