Its a Happy 2024!!

Hello everyone!!

Wishing all of you beautiful people a very Happy New Year from our family to yours 🙂

And today marks the perfect Monday to share with you one of my favorite posts out of my collection.

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Immensely grasping!! I did not expect it to be that interesting. The plot was great, characters truly and realistically true and the story build up was something I really enjoyed. I’m quite glad that I read the book first and not watched the movie, because now I want to watch and enjoy the screenplay version.

What did I not like?
The ending! No wonder the author had imagined a brutal reality of today’s scenario for the couple, but for me the ending was quite disappointing. I could have wanted the couple to fight for the individual righteousness and come out satisfied for what they wanted for themselves first, but then my affinity for the characters cannot drive the conclusion that I want. It’s the author’s story and she has all the right to frame it and end it the way she wants.

A definite suspense read for someone who enjoys twists and turns which are not that easily predictable!!



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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

There are certain books in your possession that get rough around the edges (especially if you have the paperback version) because you are so into the story that you carry it along wherever you think you might find few minutes to read a little more.

This is one of those books that made me eat my lunch early, stay up a little late at night, flip some more pages when my server got stuck and my ongoing work got interrupted, quitely switch on night light to read a little more while my husband and my son were deep in sleep.

I loved the pace, stories, style of writing, author’s witty imagination and of course the story telling quality!! The essence of the book – the letters – were the most enjoyable and probably will be a memorable aspect till I find some other book in the form of letters to loved ones. I loved the character build-up of Dawsey, how everyone just feels relieved around him. While reading even I started feeling relived when there was a letter to or from Dawsey, or something about him was shared.

I enjoyed this book thoroughly, though I was looking forward for something about Juliet’s completed work or how Sidney thought about the book as a finished product. The ending was happy, but the main cause for which Juliet travelled to Guernsey was lost in a way. Nothing about the finished book!! That could have been added. Other than that, I loved it!! Loved, loved, loved it!!



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I’d Rather Be Reading – The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel #bookreview

Hello all beautiful readers out there!!

Hope you are doing great this fall! It’s wonderful to actually think about a book being a super tool to find solace and calming your restless mind. And this particular book was one of those books which you find just at the right time!

Reading is not just a hobby; it is much more to some of us out there. This book is a beautiful compilation of essays that exemplify the joys and dilemmas of a life of a reader. Though I like to consider myself a reader, but I still have so much ground to cover, both of my interest and curiosity. Nonetheless, I truly enjoyed relating so much with the blogger turned author.

The Shawshank Redemption by Frank Darabont #moviereview

Hello all beautiful people out there!

Another week and another movie review for you all. This one is a classic and a definite watch for all those who really appreciate a good script and a splendid screenplay. You will enjoy a different story and the beauty of patience which is paramount in this movie.   

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie #bookreview

Hello all beautiful people!

Welcome to another book review. This rainy season has brought many new books in my sight which I honestly was unfamiliar with, till now. But thankfully, now my “To be Read” list is growing day by day with addition of all the books I wish to read in future.

A star is born by Bradley Cooper #moviereview

Hello all beautiful people out there!

I wonder if we did not have access to television or Apps like Netflix and others, how would we have survived this lockdown!! So, I am here with another movie review for you all. I had waited for this movie to be available on Netflix since its release. Hope you enjoy it too!!