Me & My Bookshelf !

 Review of Libby Ashworth's book - The Convict's Wife At a Glance:    Title  - The Convict's wife  A heart-wrenching and emotional 1800s northern Saga Author : Libby Ashworth Pages  - 352 Publishers -  Canelo Saga Format  - Paperback / Kindle  Publication Date  - Jan 20, 2022 Blurb : Can she keep her family together? When Molly Holden’s husband, Thomas, is convicted in 1812 of being a Luddite on the word of a secret informer, he is sentenced to be transported to Australia. Left with their baby daughter, Molly must find work to survive. But the man who informed on Thomas is a former suitor of Molly’s, and Isaac believes that with Thomas out of the way she will return to him… Yet Molly is determined to join her husband and find a way to pay for passage, all the while trying to stay one step ahead of Isaac’s nefarious interferences. But will it be enough to cross the ocean and be reunited with her beloved Thomas? My Review : This was my first read of 2022 and I finished

 Review of Elizabeth Leon's Book - Let Yourself Be Loved - Big Lessons from a Small Life. At the fag end of 2021, I came across @LoveBookTours on Instagram and signed up to be a host for the book tours. I am happy to say this is one of the best things that happened last year! I have been accepted as a host for a long list of books and this is my first review! Let's move on to the book.... At a Glance:    Title  -  Let Yourself Be Loved - Big Lessons from a Small Life Author  - Elizabeth Leon Pages  - 210 Publishers - Koehler Books  Format  - Paperback / Kindle / Hardcover Publication Date - Jan 4, 2022 Blurb : LET YOURSELF BE LOVED  explores the heart of a mother carrying a baby to term with the certainty of death. Diagnosed with trisomy 18, John Paul Raphael Leon lived only twenty-eight hours and ten minutes. Elizabeth Leon writes with unflinching honesty about the tsunami of grief and the exquisite agony of choosing to live and love in its wake. With vulnerability and courag

 Review of Pradeep Kumar Pandey's Weight Loss - A Sustainable Approach At a Glance:    Title  - Weight Loss - A Sustainable Approach Author  - Pradeep Kumar Pandey Pages  - 84 Publishers -  Notion Press Format  - Paperback / Kindle Blurb : Are you someone looking for an effective, flexible, and sustainable fat loss plan? A plan that hits excess body fat with multiple strategies in one clear-cut package? So that you can shed those extra kilos more constructively and keep them off for the rest of your life?  And are you also looking to improve your sleep quality and follow a healthy lifestyle? Then, I believe this book will be of substantial help to you—indeed, an invaluable resource! My Review : Did you know that sleep is one of the factors that influence weight management? Ever wondered what is the Circadian Rhythm? How beneficial are millets in our diet? Well, the answers to all these and more are in Pradeep Kumar Pandey’s book – Weight Loss – A Sustainable Approach. I started

 Review of  Dr. Manjiri Prabhu's DOGtrine of Peace –A unique path to spiritual awakening and enlightenment. At a Glance:    Title  -  DOGtrine of Peace –A unique path to spiritual awakening and enlightenment. Author  - Dr. Manjiri Prabhu Pages  - 288 Publishers - Readomania   Format  - Paperback Blurb : When two magical beings, decide on a spiritual goal, One with a wagging tail, but both with a unique soul… The way to inner peace lies in our heart…and in the company of dogs. With this belief, Dr. Manjiri Prabhu has poured a lifetime of her work with dogs and her learnings, into a spiritual adventure, The DOGtrine of Peace, a novel blueprint for spiritual awakening and enlightenment. Rich with anecdotes, interviews, and experiences, of dog-lovers, scientists and animal-activists from across the globe, The DOGtrine of Peace is a powerful book of love and compassion for those who seek a unique spiritual path. It provides profound and life-changing Sutras to those with a yearning in t

Like every year in the past years, I am signing up for a couple of reading challenges and here are those that I am looking forward to .These reading challenges take me out of my comfort zone and I am more than happy to explore genres that I have been missing out on. 1. The 52 Book club Reading challenge   - 52 unique prompts that can be intrepreted as you wish! The goal is to read atleast 52 books, new authors, new genres and most of all have fun!! 2. ABC Soup Challenge - As the name suggests, read books for the corresponding alpahbets and fill a bowl of books! 3. Reading 52 books in 52 weeks challange - Yes, 52 books for 52 weeks. Ther are sub themes to get to these numbers but I am just doing the basic challenge. 4. Finishing the series Reading Challenge - To finish the remaining books in a series that was read before 2022. I have a couple of authors I want to read and will update details in a later post. 5. Around the world in books - This is my own challenge, where I want to tr