Category: 2025

May 12 2025

2025, Book Review, Children Book, Fiction, May

Book Review — 330%: Making The Impossible, Possible by Sanjana Kanamarlapudi

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330%: Making The Impossible, Possible by Sanjana Kanamarlapudi My take on the book: Seven year old Kalki Singh is a child prodigy; her essay in second grade fetched 330 percent...

Apr 28 2025

2025, April, Book Review, Children Book, Fiction

Book Review — Zara and the Bumbling Genie by Padmini Sankar

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Zara and the Bumbling Genie by Padmini Sankar My take on the book: A year ago, eleven-year-old Zara suddenly had trouble with her eyes, resulting in her vision becoming hazy....

Apr 21 2025

2025, April, Book Review, Fiction

Book Review — For the Love of Apricots by Madhulika Liddle

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For the Love of Apricots by Madhulika Liddle My take on the book: Nandini has been living in the small, quaint hill town Mukteshwar with her father Mr. Mathur for...

Apr 10 2025

2025, April, Book Review, Fiction

Book Review — As Dark As Blood by Yasser Usman

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As Dark As Blood by Yasser Usman My take on the book: Roshan Vir Rana, inspector in the crime branch of Delhi Police, has taken a break from work to...

Mar 23 2025

2025, Book Review, Fiction, March

Book Review — Ram C/O Anandhi by Akhil P. Dharmajan (Author), Haritha C.K. (Translator)

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Ram C/O Anandhi by Akhil P. Dharmajan (Author), Haritha C.K. (Translator) My take on the book: Sriram aspired to direct movies and write novels; he shifted to Chennai from Alleppey...

Mar 13 2025

2025, Book Review, Children Book, Fiction, March

Book Review — Jumble Sale by Shabnam Minwala and Isha Mangalmurti

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Jumble Sale (Silly Billy Series) by Shabnam Minwala(Author) and Isha Mangalmurti (Illustrator) My take on the book: In Apartment 32, G Block, Khorshed Baug, on a busy Tuesday morning, Mrs....

Feb 24 2025

2025, Book Review, Children Book, February, Fiction, Non Fiction

Book Review — Raman and Chandrasekhar: Lighting up the Stars by Arundhati Venkatesh(Author), Priya Kuriyan(Illustrator)

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Raman and Chandrasekhar: Lighting up the Stars by Arundhati Venkatesh(Author), Priya Kuriyan(Illustrator) My take on the book: It was 1921, the school term has ended, and Chandrasekhar was excited for...

Feb 09 2025

2025, Book Review, Children Book, February, Fiction

Book Review — Roop and the river crossing by Samina Mishra and Shivam Choudhary

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Roop and the river crossing — written by Samina Mishra and Shivam Choudhary My take on the book: Roop got a new toy, a kaleidoscope; everything she looked at was Red-blue-green-purple. She...

Feb 02 2025

2025, Book Review, Children Book, January, Non Fiction

Book Review — Amma, Take Me to the Hill Forts of Rajasthan by Bhakti Mathur and Priyankar Gupta

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Amma, Take Me to the Hill Forts of Rajasthan by Bhakti Mathur(Author) and Priyankar Gupta(Illustrator) My take on the book: Amma, Take Me to The Hill Forts of Rajasthan is...

Jan 27 2025

2025, Book Review, Fiction, January

Book Review — Knot So Matched by Sudha Nair

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Knot So Matched (The Wedding Whisperers Book 3) by Sudha Nair My take on the book: Khushi Iyer had to call off her wedding a day before, as she caught...