Till Daph Do Us Part by Phillipa Nefri Clark

This is a first in a new cozy mystery series. It is not a very large volume and had an interesting premise, which meant that it would be a quick read. On that front, it delivered.This series has an unusual leading lady: The happily married Daphne, who recently started as a celebrant on the move.…

Monkey Around by Jadie Jang

After reading the blurb, one might have an anticipation of what the book could be like. Despite that thought process, I highly doubt many people can truly guess its contents.I must admit that at the time of writing this review, there is no one else who rated the book the way I did, at least…

A Springtime To Remember by Lucy Coleman

I have not written a review with this tone in a while. It should come out as mild as my reactions were. I did not enjoy the book but have no animosity towards it. It had all the ingredients that usually appeal to me, but put together, I was not as invested as I wanted…

China Room by Sunjeev Sahota

I thought about why I felt the way I did about the book and how to put it into words. I hope that the time of introspection comes through here. I picked this book mostly because I read woefully few books based in my own home country. I wanted to read something that promised a…

In the Palace of Flowers by Victoria Princewill

When I started this book, I was dropped right into an opulent world where the darker emotions are more prevalent than happier ones. Every relationship is fraught with undercurrents. This is the Shah's harem in Persia. At the end of the book, the author actually provided a poem by the real slave that the story…

Hooked on You by Kathleen Fuller

This is a start to another series set in a small town world as opposed to the competitive city life. We have a struggling artist who has not gone back home because she intends to 'make it'. When her grandmother hurts herself and tries to trick her around into a happily ever after, she has…

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…

Concrete Clockwork by Laura Breck

The story is an odd mix of genres. It does not go the way one would (or at least I did) assume it would go. We first encounter the lead protagonist attending an interview for a fancy job, or so she assumes. She is caught in an inescapable net, and the only thing she can…