I got this book through an event on Amazon highlighting books from around the world. I was interested in to mainly because it was book about a gay relationship that was actually written by a man. You’d think that would […]
The Extraordinaries Series
The Extraordinaries Series This is an unusual series. It uses the tropes of Regency Romance but places them in a world where some people have Talents. I would describe these more as historical fantasies with romantic plots. In Burning […]
America for Beginners
I loved this book that brought together several people who are new to America. I love reading books that give you a new perspective of America. Mrs. Sengupta is newly widowed. She has lived a sheltered life in Kolkata, constrained […]
A Modest Independence
AMAZON | BARNES AND NOBLE | ITUNES | KOBO I loved the first book in this series that is centered around four men who lived in the same brutal orphanage as children. One went into the Army. One became a lawyer. One is living with the […]
Baby Elephant Fighting Crime!
I requested the first book of this series from the library as soon as I heard about a baby elephant helping in a detective agency. Really, what more do you need? Rush out and read this. On his last day […]
Victoria and Abdul
The central mystery in this story is Who Was Abdul Karim? Was he a selfless aide and friend to Queen Victoria or was he an enterprising, self-promoting, dangerous con man like the people around her believed? I think the answer […]
Invisible Lives
I was so excited to hear about this author. I love light and fluffy books with magical realism. A book set in a sari shop by an ownvoices author sounded wonderful. Lakshmi Sen is visited by the goddess Lakshmi in […]
Climbing the Stairs
“During World War II and the last days of British occupation in India, fifteen-year-old Vidya dreams of attending college. But when her forward-thinking father is beaten senseless by the British police, she is forced to live with her grandfather’s large […]
The Marriage Bureau for Rich People
It is a universal problem. A man retires and immediately starts driving his wife crazy. What to do? Open a marriage bureau on the front veranda, of course. Mr. Ali is was a government clerk. Now he runs a marriage […]
The Mango Season
Every young Indian leaving the homeland for the United States is given the following orders by their parents: Don’t eat any cow (It’s still sacred!), don’t go out too much, save (and save, and save) your money, and most important, […]
Inclusive Chick Lit and Bollywood Confidential
Sometimes you just need something mindless to read. This has happened to me twice in the past few months. The first time I was mentally tired from being at a conference and needed something light and fluffy to read. […]
