Tag: Favorite Books

Hi Readers, I read a book last weekend. Wasn’t expecting to finish it entirely in two days, but it had a hold over me. It’s a debut novel called Milk Teeth, and after reading it, I’ve found a new favorite author in Amrita Mahale. Since this was a debut...

Hi Readers! I recently read Counterattacks at Thirty by Sohn won-pyung, translated from Korean by Sean Lin Halbert. I had read the author’s debut novel Almond last year and really liked it. The author has now become one of my favorites in delivering tiny but mighty books! ~~GOODREADS DESCRIPTION~~...

Hi Readers! I am back with a book recommendation. Drop everything and read this book now! ~~GOODREADS DESCRIPTION~~ The spine-tingling bestseller that has taken Japan by storm—an eerie fresh take on horror for fans of Hidden Pictures and Junji Ito, in which a series of seemingly innocent pictures draws you into...

Hi Readers! I finally read a book this month! “A reader doesn’t find a book. The book finds the reader.” While I had heard this from so many people, it always sounded too surreal to believe. These last two months have been hell work-wise. There are so many instances...

Welcome to the 2024 Year in Review series!!! For those who have been with Mindscape in Words long enough, would know that every year I share a few posts in a series called ‘Year in Review’. And, for those who started following me recently, you are in for a treat...

Hi Readers! I am again in a funk reading wise, so thought I might at least share book reviews. When it comes to books I loved beyond measure, it’s either always very difficult or very easy to write their review. For Daytripper, it’s the former. I loved the book,...

Hi Readers! You know I love a good mystery. But, lately, all I had been reading were cozy mysteries. So, reading The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels was a nice change of pace from those. It was not cozy, nor was it detective fiction and it was also...

Hi Readers! I promised a review of The Whale for you, so it’s finally here! When it comes to books I rate at 5 stars, I always have trouble reviewing them. I never wrote a review for some of my favorite books like All the Light You Cannot See,...

Hi Readers! I am on a roll and won’t stop saying it! I picked this book randomly because I saw a few bookstagrammers rave about it. Also because the author is my boss’ cousin! How amazing? So, I decided better now rather than later. That was the best decision,...

Hi Readers! After a long time, I read a book that I really loved. When I started reading Welcome to The Hyunam-Dong Bookshop, I knew it was a book about books. I knew it would be a cozy read. I had read few such books, and in most cases,...