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103 reviews

The Twentieth Wife, by Indu Sundaresan

adventurous emotional informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

निठल्ले की डायरी, by Harishankar Parsai

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Serial Killer Trivia: Fascinating Facts and Disturbing Details That Will Freak You the F*ck Out, by Michelle Kaminsky

dark informative fast-paced

2.75

Being a true crime genre fan I had huge expectations. While the book did deliver what it promises, I did not seem to enjoy it much for the way it is written.
I felt a surge of so much information in a question answer format that by end of the book I recall nothing in particular.
The good thing was that the author uses a very playful tone that makes it easier to turn pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Torture, Violence, Rape, Murder, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment

You're Invited, by Amanda Jayatissa

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm

If They Come For Us, by Fatimah Asghar

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

3.5

Overall, it is a thought provoking collection that must not be missed
My favourites were:
✨For Peshawar
✨Partition
✨When The Orders Come
✨How We Left: Film Treatment
✨Microaggression Bingo

1946 Royal Indian Navy Mutiny: Last War of Independence, by Pramod Kapoor

adventurous informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

The Marriage Portrait, by Maggie O'Farrell

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

लज्जा, by Taslima Nasrin

dark informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Lust For Life, by Irving Stone

adventurous dark inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A story that will make you sob and mark your heart forever🙌🏽