Me & My Bookshelf !

Review of Kirki Akrivou's novel- Missing in Mumbai

  Review of Chitwan Mittal, Sarita Saraf’s book – My First Prayer to Lord Ram.

  Review of Poorva Joshipura’s book - Survival at Stake: How Our Treatment of Animals Is Key to Human Existence

  Review of Nikol Roger’s book - 13: One Woman's Sacred Journey to Discovering Her Greatest Power

    2024 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge   - A very straightforward, easy, and fun challenge where, as the name suggests, we read one book for each alphabet. Here are the spoonfuls for each alphabet... A- B- Baby Steps to Big Dreams - Manjula Pooja Shroff C- Complication D- Devbhoomi Uthrakhand E- F- G- H- How Boys Learn -  I- Imperfect Parenting - Jane Ruff and co authors J- K- L- M- Mother to Elephants - R.G. de Rouen N- Nalisa's Universe O- Out of SriLanka P- Q- Quiet Whispers - T.A. Rosewood R- Right Across the Bay -  S- Spreading Joy T-  U- V- W- X- Y- Z- I will be updating this post as and when I finish off an alphabet. Happy Reading!

One way to read more books or tackle a never-ending TBR is to participate in Reading Challenges! Like the past few years, I am signing up for a few Reading challenges and hope to complete them at the end of the year. 1. 2024 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge - A very straightforward, easy, and fun challenge where, as the name suggests, we read one book for each alphabet. 2. The 52 Book Club's Reading Challenge - 52 prompts and we match it with the books we read or read to match the prompts. Either way, it is something to look forward to each year. The books that I have bookmarked or read for the prompts are already up. Click here to take a look... 3.  Color Coded Reading Challenge - Read books with the 9 color categories, either with the color dominant on the cover or the color on the title. 4. Non Fiction Reader Challenge - With my resolve to read more non-fiction this year, I feel this challenge will fit perfectly! I am choosing the Non-fiction Grazer where we can read and revie

Review of Dr. Pooja Manjula Shroff's book - Baby Steps to Big Dreams - Essential Conversation for Modern Parents.

Review of  R.G. de Rouen's book - Mother to Elephants - The Story of Daphne Sheldrick.  

  Review of the book - Imperfect Parenting: Honest Stories from Global Parents Title - Imperfect Parenting: Honest Stories from Global Parents Author – Jayne Ruff,Arthi Prabhakaran and co-authors Year published – 17 November 2023 Publisher - Letsauthor Technologies Private Limited Pages - 196 Genre – Parenting / Non Fiction Format - Paperback Get the book - Amazon Exciting. Confusing. Enriching. Lonely. Parenting is a life-changing experience filled with many emotions. This collection of real-life stories, written by parents from across the world, offers solace and reassurance, whilst re-affirming there's no one-size-fits-all approach to parenting. Join our community of authors as they talk openly about the highs and lows from their personal journeys and extend this compassion and solidarity to you. Book #1 of 2024 Rating - 5 🌟 Parenting is undeniably challenging, devoid of clear-cut rules for a smooth journey. The highs and lows, coupled with a spectrum of emotions, make it a

This is the only challenge that I finish each year. For 2024, the prompts were interesting and challenging and I got around to picking a few for the prompts. But, as always, I am unsure if I will stick with my list or change them as I go. So, I will update as and when I find a book that fits a prompt. The prompts for the 52 Book Club’s 2024 Reading Challenge: Locked-room mystery  -  Bibliosmia: A smelly book- More than 40 chapters Lowercase letters on the spine Magical Realism Women in STEM - Mother to Elephants - The Story of Daphne Sheldrick At least four different POV - Right Across the Bay - Quinn Avery Features the ocean A character-driven novel- the 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Told in non-chronological order - Navapashanam - Nitya Neelakantan Title starting with the letter “K” Title starting with the letter “L” An academic thriller - Angels and Demons A grieving character -  Part of a duology-  An omniscient narrator - Acts of God - Kannan Gil Nominated for The Booker Prize An ap