The Magnificent Ruins Thank you to Algonquin Books for sending me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Lila De is on the verge of a breakthrough in her career at a New York publishing house when she learns that her grandfather has […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “A secret is a terrible thing. It starts […]
Six Days in Bombay Thank you to NetGalley and MIRA for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion. From the New York Times bestselling author of THE HENNA ARTIST, this sweeping novel follows a young Anglo-Indian nurse who embarks on a journey from […]
I finished February with 17 ARCs left to be read. For such a short month, February felt like it was about eleventy billion days long. March was probably one of my most stressful months in a long time, and I’ve dived back into reading and using it as […]
The Perfumist of Paris The final chapter in Alka Joshi’s New York Times bestselling Jaipur trilogy takes readers to 1970s Paris, where Radha’s budding career as a perfumer must compete with the demands of her family and the secrets of her past. Paris, 1974. Radha is now thirty-two […]
Age of Vice Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook. I am providing my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: rape, human trafficking, enslavement, substance misuse, murder, blood, loss of a baby, sexual assault, abortion, kidnapping, violence This is the age of vice, […]
The Storyteller’s Secret Author: Sejal Badani Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: September 1, 2018 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing CONTENT WARNING: miscarriage, infertility, grief, misogyny, prejudice, attempted suicide, blood, violence, child abuse A family secret reveals a tragic, beautiful love. Nothing prepares Jaya, a New York journalist, for the […]
The Archer Author: Shruti Swamy Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: September 7, 2021 Publisher: Workman Publishing Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. If you’d like to get a copy of this audiobook and support […]
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur Author: Alka Joshi Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: June 22, 2021 Publisher: Harlequin Audio Series: The Henna Artist #2 Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with a copy of this audiobook. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: death, homophobia […]
The Henna Artist Author: Alka Joshi Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: March 3, 2020 Publisher: Mira Books CONTENT WARNING: domestic abuse, infidelity, abortion, alcoholism, depression, miscarriage, infertility, suicide Escaping from an arranged and abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone from her 1950s rural village to the […]
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