On the Relevance of The Handmaid’s Tale — A Book Published More Than Three Decades Ago!

The Prose Books set in post-apocalyptic settings usually have an ominous feeling about them. You will start to get that vibe from the very first line. The Handmaid’s Tale (THT) wasn’t different in that regard. Consider the following lines and you will see what I mean: “We slept in what had once been the gymnasium….

Books&Chai Series: 6 Reasons I Fell in Love with Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker

Introduction to the Book My friends already know how crazy I am when it comes to fiction based on dinosaurs. I have been known to wax poetic about such books. In this book, however, Bakker takes facts about dinosaur life and weaves them into a story. So, it is like reading fictionalized non-fiction! Introduction to…

The Unique Blogger Award

My Thoughts I was tagged by Kawther from The Villain Library. Since this is the first time I have been nominated for any blog award, I danced a jig before thanking her! Lol It feels nice to realize that other bloggers are reading my work, just as I am reading theirs. Since this nomination made me feel…

A Review of the Feminist Fantasy book, A Plague of Angels, by Sheri Tepper in 6 Quotes

My second Tepper read was succulently good! I wanted to savor the book, so I took my time with it. I am sharing my favorite parts of the book here like I do in most reviews. However, this time, I have chosen 6 quotes that sum up how I felt about the book.   Quote…

The Status of Project Frankenstein & Other Updates

Reading Goal I have completed the goal that I set for myself this year on Goodreads. Really happy that I’m getting some reading done even with life being as crazy as it is.   Project Frankenstein I have finished 11 out of the 14 books that I originally included in the post. My opinion about…

Book Booty, August 2017

So, a visit to Kitabain brought me these beauties. Let’s look at them all: I am slowly collecting my way through the Discworld novels. Sadly, I still have a ways to go. Anyway, planning to get back to this series as soon as I find the second book. Thia hardcover edition is beautiful and contains…

July 2017 — A Wrap-Up

As fun as ony Douglas Adams books can be. Although, it might also be due to my technique that I apply when reading books by DA. I space them out, which keeps the jokes and randomness from being repetitive and not-random!   I won this in a giveaway. Read my review here. Okay, so this…

A Review of the Reasons Why the Frankenstein’s Monster in the Eponymous Book by Susan Heyboer O’Keefe Will Break Your Heart!

Background He begins his story right from where the original work by Mary Shelley left off. The monster tries to kill himself and fails repeatedly. If the polar cold doesn’t hurt him, I’d say there are few things that could! P.S. Read my review of the original classic here. For more information on Project Frankenstein,…

Midnight Crossroads — A Buddy Read on Booklikes and Preparation for the new Series on NBC

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when I think about this book? S.L.O.W. It moved with glacial speed and the supernatural events were too far and few to make up for it. The pacing wouldn’t have mattered, if the book didn’t also have the following problems: The fact that one of the characters…

Wringo Ink. Short Story for the Genre Romance: Bogged Down

She didn’t like it when they just wouldn’t stay dead. Granted, all she had do to was concentrate on someone to make them keel over. Sometimes, however, the condition didn’t take and she had to work harder to focus. From the backyard, Blue had been watching her mother hug the picture frame tightly to her…

Book Booty, July 2017

A dear friend and colleague left the company recently. To us, it meant that we’d be seeing less of her. We decided to surprise her with a trip to The Tent and bought her a bevy of books. She loved it! We all got just a bit teary eyed but that’s life, isn’t it! You…

Sadly, the Killer Bees In This Story Didn’t Kill It For Me!

This was a giveaway win that I won on the very awesome group, Apocalypse Whenever as part of their June giveaway. I’d like to thank both the author and the group for the book! What I Liked: I liked the males cloned by the AI, Eve, were programmed to reach maturity within a few months….

June 2017 — A Wrap-Up

  I dunno how she does it but I never come away from an Agatha Christie novel without enjoying it to the fullest! This one wasn’t an exception even when it was full of racist and sexist characters. I am also happy that I read this one finally and so close to the release of…