Lake Like a Mirror by Sok Fong Ho

In my attempt to read translated works as well as short stories, I chose this. It is written by a Malaysian Chinese author and shows a window into cultures that I had very little understanding of earlier.As with most short story collections (even by the same author), the standard of stories usually varies wildly. This…

Mute #1 #2 by Christine Bernard

Once in a while, it is a treat to find yourself enjoying an unexpected book. There are books that one knows their reaction to based on any previous books by the author and some (many) times by the cover. When both of those fail to guide the reader in a good way, it is a…

All My Mothers by Joanna Glen

Another day with me using WordPress's monitoring as a crutch to sit down. To be fair I have had a tiring weekend and this is one way to keep me motivated. I am just glad it's working! P.S: Book is still available for request on NetGalley The plotline of this story is like any dual…

The Echo Chamber by John Boyne

I say this often enough, and most of the time, the emphasis is clear, but this time around, I need to iterate how that book should not have worked for me. For fear of sounding like one of the Cleverly family dissected within its pages, I wrote and deleted yet another sentence starting with 'I'.The…

The Lost Storyteller by Amanda Block

It is always a treat when you start a book with some faint preconceived notions of the type of story you will encounter but end up getting something completely different!I should probably explain better if I am to get any casual observer of this review to understand where I am going with this. Rebecca is…

Hadley & Grace by Suzanne Redfearn

Narrators: Christina Traister , Sarah Naughton , Peter Simonelli I have reviewed this book on the heels of another pair of women in a sort-of borrowed car. I thought they went together in their own way. I normally do not look out for such threads or connections because if I got into it, it would mean a lot more…

A Song For The Road by Kathleen M. Basi

I was apprehensive about the book, or rather my experience of it one chapter in. It began with God in the forefront, and I was unsure how the rest of the story would turn out. Surprisingly enough, the concept of faith and its role in sustaining the main characters was done well and not in…

Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia

I've started this new thing where I write up the review of books I did not enjoy (not the great reviews I promised in the last post, they should come up soon), but not share them on twitter like I do my others. It seemed a little harsh to # and draw attention to why…