The story poetically paints a picture of war torn Syria through the life of 18 year old Salama who has lost everything and everyone she holds dear. Wracked with survivor's guilt, she refuses to leave the place she calls home, until the war comes knocking to her doorstep and she is forced to accept the inevitable and confront her fears.
Etaf Rum invokes the strongest emotions by bringing to life a story that paints a picture of generational trauma and survivor's guilt. The story revolves around the life of Palestinian American Yara, who tries to steer away from the conventions expected of a traditional wife while trying to understand her own trauma and avoid passing it on to her two daughters.
Reading is a journey that is continuously evolving. Most kids do not enjoy reading. It is a learning process that needs to be entertaining. If you're planning on getting your kids to read, here's a rough guide on what books to get for kids at each age.
This is a story about a bridge, and idiots, and a hostage drama, and an apartment viewing. But it's also a love story. Several in fact.
An intriguing set of characters, a magical heist, a mysterious past - what more could you want in a fantasy? This sequel to the Shadow and Bone trilogy will keep you hooked from beginning to end!
Between life and death there is a library... And within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices. Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?
The Surrogate Colony is set in a post pandemic world where its citizens routinely scan their surroundings for microbes using their x-ray vision, carry out extensive sanitization procedures on a day to basis and look down upon large gatherings. Needless to say, this dystopian world is built on our existing fears - the fear of catching a virus.
It's hard to pick a favorite read when you're a total bookworm. Yet, I persevered and picked five! The five books I have picked are a mix of fiction and non-fiction that made me look at a range topics from a different perspective. Minus the Fire keeper's Daughter, all other books are quite underrated. They were published a couple of years before - BUT they still don't have the recognition they deserve. Which is why I am here to explain, why you should be adding these books to your TBR pile this year.
Humans burnt at the stake, missing girls, floating apparitions AND a serial killer! How could you scroll past a book like that? Since it is October, I thought it would be an excellent pick to start off my Reading Challenge, and I was super glad that the majority voted to read it!
I started this book with high expectations considering Erin Morgenstern's first novel Night Circus was an absolute hit. The Starless Sea in contrast was a painstakingly slow read. Yes the descriptions were colourful, the world build up was magical. BUT THERE WAS NO PLOT!! Reading a story with no plot is like walking through a dark tunnel with the hope of seeing some light at the end of it, only to realize that you were simply walking towards a blank wall. It was an agonizing read!
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