It’s that time of the year again. Time when all residents of this little island nation can unabashedly express their love for country, and home. While taking a brief respite after lunch, and waiting for the big show tonight, I pondered the questions that the organizers tossed us: When you think of the words ‘Live [...]
Book Review: Fire and Ice, To Die For
Another round of backlogged book review, this time on two romantic suspense novels. One by Anne Stuart, whose ice series I’ve been following, and the other by Linda Howard, who is not new to me, but has yet to capture my interest – maybe it’s the choices of her books I’ve made which influenced me. [...]
Book Review: The Firebrand by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Now that the busiest period at work is over, it’s time for me to pick up my posts where I left off. First up is a long overdue review of a book that I originally read for Keishon’s TBR Challenge for March. Title: The Firebrand Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley Genre: Historical Fiction/ Fantasy Publisher: ROC [...]
One of the most exciting things about reading is joining a challenge. This year, with three challenges across different genres, it’ll require more careful planning so the journey is enjoyable yet fulfilling. Looking at the themes of the two major reading challenges I’ve signed up for, here’s the list I’ve drawn up: Jan (Category Romances): [...]
The theme for October’s TBR challenge was a horror book, which is a real challenge for me, as I’ve not picked up a horror book since V C Andrews nor watched a horror movie after Poltergeist 3 and Omen 3. Ever since reading Keishon’s guest post at Borders True Romance blog, I had a craving for [...]
This month, we have to pick a new author or an author we’ve not read in a long time. Well, since I have two Judith McNaught books in my pile, and she’s almost new to me, these are my picks for September’s TBR Challenge – Remember When and Every Breath You Take. Let’s start with Remember When. The main thing that drew me to the book was the synopsis at the back, which reads …
It took me quite a while but I finally finished reading Jane Austen’s Emmajust before I flew off for that family vacation. Emma Woodhouse may be witty and imaginative, but she’s spoilt and snobbish to a certain extent, and so wasn’t easy to warm up to. There were quite a number of occasions when [...]
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