Book Review: If you're a TVD fan, you should read this.

 Stefan Salvatore in the form of a book boyfriend.

The storyline of the whole getting to know each other, and the chemistry was good. The characters felt quite cute whenever they were with each other. The conversation and everything were definitely cute. The book delivered a cute-sy romantic comedy on a hot platter. However, the end and the main plot of the story felt like it left something to be delivered.

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Book Review: I'm sorry but I will always be team Camila | Daisy Jones & The Six Review

My honest (and slightly angry) review of Daisy Jones & The Six — the hype, the drama and the heartbreak.

I had heard a lot about the Amazon Prime series of this book. I had watched numerous edits on Instagram and heard many praises for the book and the series, especially, which is why I picked the book, despite hating any story that has to do anything with cheating.

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Book Review: A book that makes you feel everything extremely

I explore everything about the book 'me before you'.

I have delayed writing this review because I don’t want to say goodbye to this story, or because I’m unsure I can review this book well. Still, I want to do the story justice, so here it goes…

After almost finishing the book, I watched the ‘Me Before You’ movie for the second time in my life. I had watched the movie for the first time quite a few years back and fell in love with it, and had decided that I would read the book one day. However, after having the experience of reading the book, the movie, while still good, did fall short for me. Just because there were so many scenes - important scenes - that were not in the movie, especially Lou’s mother’s scene, which I personally felt was valuable in the book. It was completely cut in the movie along with Lou’s backstory. And Will’s parents were also together in the movie.

The movie left out many vital parts from the book, which weakened the story. If you enjoyed the movie but haven’t read the book, you missed a much deeper experience. The book was far superior. Emilia Clarke and Sam Caffin’s acting and chemistry were the movie’s main strengths.

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Book Review: Franz Kafka at his most vulnerable

 Franz Kafka at his most vulnerable 

Everything I felt while reading Letters to Milena

Franz Kafka is such a huge name in the literary world today that it feels almost unreal to believe he died thinking his work would never amount to anything. So convinced was he of his insignificance that he asked his best friend, Max Brod, to burn all of his work after his death. However, Brod did not honour Kafka’s request and instead chose to publish his writings.

In these letters, you get to read Kafka like you may have never read before. Kafka’s longing and yearning for Milena are laid bare in his letters. The few letters Milena wrote to Max Brod, which are included in the book, are equally compelling—they reveal her sorrow and the cruel play of fate with striking clarity.

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Book Review: This Book Made Me a Fan of Emily Henry — End of Story

 This Book Made Me a Fan of Emily Henry — End of Story

Screaming, crying, laughing, healing: my full review of Happy Place.

OH. MY. GOD. I loved this — Emily Henry, what did you put in this book?? I have read only one other Emily Henry book which is — Funny Story, and I liked that book but — I loved this book!

Everything, and I mean everything, was perfect about this book — the characters, the relationships, the friendships, the character development, the dialogues, the writing. Oh my god — the writing!

This book definitely made me a fan of Emily Henry. I fell in love with her writing in this book along with the characters.

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Book Review: Meeting Morrie Through Pages

 Meeting Morrie Through Pages

A deeply personal reflection on “Tuesdays With Morrie”

This book is such a revelation, truly. Throughout the book, it felt like losing a best friend. As if just like Mitch, I was losing somebody close to me too. Morrie was such an inspiration — his strength, his grit, his thoughts — everything is just so unique. I can’t believe I was crying over an old man who died long before I was even born; however, there I was, crying my eyes out over this book.

It’s so hard to believe that there was somebody in reality who had thoughts like this in this world. That Morrie was not a fictional character but somebody real — somebody who had walked this earth, just like us. I could never imagine how God can make people like Morrie and then also create people who are the exact opposite of him in this world.

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Book Review: Babel by R.F.Kuang left me shaken (in the best way possible)

 Babel by R.F.Kuang left me shaken (in the best way possible)

A brutal, brilliant story of language, empire, and the friendships caught in between.

I just want to start this review by saying: this book made me feel everything. Sadness, anger, joy, frustration- you name it. Babel is heavy in every sense of the word- both in size and in the emotions it stirs up.

I’ll admit: I was intimidated before picking this up. Not just because of the book’s sheer thickness, but also because I’d heard R.F. Kuang’s writing can be very literary and demanding. I worried it might feel too academic or even boring. But wow- I couldn’t have been more wrong. This turned out to be one of the most compelling books I’ve ever read.

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Critical Analysis: A Critical Study of Obsessive Passion in Wuthering Heights

A Critical Study of Obsessive Passion in Wuthering Heights

Brontë's Gothic Love Story That Was Never Really About Love

The main argument of this essay is that Catherine and Heathcliff’s love is not a conventional romantic ideal but an obsessive, self-destructive force. Through analyzing their relationship, the essay will highlight not only the darker aspects of love but also the rigid societal norms of the Victorian era that contributed to their suffering. Their destructive love story exposes deeper tensions related to class, gender, and emotional repression, ultimately impacting not only their own lives but also those of their families and future generations.

This essay will first explore the nature of Catherine and Heathcliff’s love before examining how it transforms into obsession and possession. It will then analyze the consequences of their obsessive love and the ways in which Brontë uses symbolism to depict love and destruction throughout the novel.

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Book Review: Did I Outgrow the Powerless Trilogy? A "Fearless" Review

 Did I Outgrow the Powerless Trilogy? A "Fearless" Review

When a series you love falls flat, is it the book... or is it you?

I went into this series completely in love with Lauren Roberts. The first book, Powerless, hooked me with Lauren Roberts' writing style and each of the characters. Kai and Paedyn's story felt so fresh and exciting.

But now that we've reached the end of the trilogy with Fearless, I have to admit that my feelings have changed. While I still have a soft spot for Lauren, her writing style just doesn't connect with me the way it used to. 

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All of my Year 2022 reads!

Book 1: The Dark Between Stars by Atticus

This was the first poetry book I read, which definitely did not disappoint! After reading this book, Atticus became one of my favourite poets (not that I have anyone else tbh). But it was actually a really perfect book filled with beautiful poetry. It was a great read for sure.

Book 2: The Twisted series by Ana Huang

I read all four of the books in this series, and that is, Twisted Love, Twisted Games, Twisted Hate, and last but not the least, Twisted Lies. Of all four books, my favourite was Twisted Games and my favourite character was, of course, Rhys Larsen. Who could deny the charms of Mr Larsen? Twisted Love was not that good, to be honest, but we of course should not overlook the fact that it was the author's first ever book written, then Twisted Games (as I said) became my favourite, Twisted Hate was a huge disappointment for me and Twisted Love was okay-ish. That pretty much sums up my feelings for the twisted series!

Click on the link to read more: Twisted Love Book Review, Twisted Games Book Review, Twisted Hate Book Review

Book 3: Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover

Ugly love was my first romance book in years. I had heard a lot about CoHo books and it is kind of pretty much famous in TikTokso I had to try it out! But it was okay-ish for me. Kind of (a little bit) disappointing. Because of this, I have still not read one of Colleen Hoover's best-seller It Ends with us. I am afraid, as this was so overhyped, I will feel the same with the other book.  

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Book 4: Hedon by Priyanka

This one was a good book actually, I really really hated the ending with a passion though. I think the author should have gone with any other ending rather than the one that is in the book. I mean, seriously?? That ending was so bad. The book is actually about a girl who is trying to find herself, even though I thought it would be another romance novel, it definitely was not.

Book 5: Looking for Alaska by John Green

Oh yes, one of my favourite books I read last year. This one is so good, I would gift it to every reader if I could. Definitely, a must-read! (I know I have said it already in my blog) But I don't care if you are a teenager or an adult, you definitely should give this book a try, no matter what's your age.

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Book 6: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

 Another good book. Not my top-5 book but definitely worth a read. This book will surely give you some life lessons that will really help you. I had heard a lot about this book from a lot of people, and I thought I should give it a try, and I, for sure don't regret buying and reading this book. Finally, a book that is worth the hype that it got. 

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Book 7 Illusion of my Life by Muskan Pawar

This one is quite personal. This book is actually written by my best friend so being a good friend I knew I had to read it (even though I had already read it before when it was yet to get published). Sorry not sorry but my name being mentioned in the book was the highlight of the book (lmao). But on a serious note, for a first-time author, this book actually had some solid scenes and dialogues that I never thought Muskan could write. This one is, of course, close to my heart and is definitely going to my Top 10.

  

Book 8: The Tempting of Thomas Carrick by Stephanie Laurens

Oh my god, this was such a bad book. I tried reading it as much as I could but I just couldn't continue reading it. I hate leaving a book in the middle with a passion but this was one of those books that I just could not continue reading. After reading this one, I got the idea that reading old-age books is not my type of thing.

Book 9: All he saw was the girl by Peter Leonard

Another disappointment of a book. Left it in the middle as I couldn't continue reading it. Though, for this one, I do blame my judgement. This book was not what I thought it would be.

Book 10: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

A classic, however, this was so boring that I left this one in the middle as well. I, unfortunately, couldn't continue reading it. I thought that since this is a classic, and so loved by people all over the world, it would be a great read but it wasn't. After this, I think classic books are just not for me. 

John Green just has a way with words.

 In life, you find very few people who you think can understand human feelings extremely well and even fewer people who you think can convey those human feelings extremely well on paper.

Asking questions about life that might actually matter, that's what John Green has been asking through his books.

Young Adult writer John Green is one of New York's best-selling authors. He has written novels like The Fault in our stars, Turtles all the way down, Paper town, etc. He started making videos on Youtube with his brother and eventually started writing. He still has that youtube channel which has now more than 34 Million subscribers. 

The first book that I read by John Green was The Fault in our Stars which was recommended to me. At first, I thought, it would be just another typical romantic book but I actually ended up liking it. 

(If I could I would have put the whole letter by Gus here <3)

More than liking the story plot I think, the way he writes is what attracted me to his books the most. Through his books, he talks about loss, grief, death, teenagers, and their emotions. It's the way he writes his teenage characters as well like he knows exactly what a teen feels at each particular moment and how exactly they would react. 

Then comes the quotes in his books. If you would say that most quotes that are quoted by people are from John Green's books, I wouldn't be surprised, to be honest. I literally have to keep my pen with me whenever I am reading one of his books as I have a habit of marking my favorite quotes. If you would see my purchased books of his, you would find so many markings, which (to be completely honest) has happened while reading his books only, until now.

After reading Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters's story in The Fault in our stars (and watching it), I started reading Will Grayson, Will Grayson in which John Green co-wrote the novel actually lead to a big disappointment. I ended up disliking the book. After that, I took a long break not only from John Green but books altogether. 

But then after I started reading again, I ended up reading another of John Green's works, Looking for Alaska. I was not going with high expectations with this one after my encounter with the last John Green book, but ohmygod was it everything and more.

(Here, if I could I would've put the whole book <3) 

What I personally like about his books (to which many of his fans might relate) is the way he keeps it real. You know there is death and grief out there but there are friendships and love out there too, and he knows it to his heart. And I think he does an excellent job of showing the same through his words.  

  

Book Review: Looking for Alaska

Looking for Alaska by John Green.

Quote: "We are all going. McKinley said to his wife, and we sure are. There's your labyrinth of suffering. We are all going. Find your way out of that maze."

Plot: Miles Halter in search of his great perhaps goes to a boarding school in Alabama, where he meets a girl named Alaska Young. She is reckless and screwed up which draws him to her. Miles makes friends and finds himself doing things he has never done before. Miles didn't even know it but his life had changed the moment he met Alaska Young.  

My Personal Views: Now, from the plot written above, it might look like a very romantic book, which it kind of is but it is still so much more than that. This is book is about friendship, life, teenagers, and death. Everything that I love in a book, to be honest. 

Oh my god, when I read John Green's The Fault in our stars, I knew he was a fantastic writer but to write his first book this amazing? God, John Green is something else. The way he writes is just out of this world. He wrote the facts of life so beautifully in the book. 

This book was beautiful.

Even though, I could not find the chemistry between Alaska and Miles that much (which I get was not the point of the whole story). But the quotes, which I always crave in a book, were so great, so beautiful. I was in awe of the writing and the words. 

There was a lot of talk about death in the book, which is an interesting topic in itself, and the way Green described the different facets and facts of life was commendable. I read somewhere, some reviewers had written that they wished they were young when they read the book but I disagree. I am 21 and I found the book just as much interesting and life-changing as I would have if I was a teenager.   

I had read Will Grayson, Will Grayson of John Green after reading The Fault in our stars, but unfortunately, I found it too boring for my taste so I was a bit hesitant while purchasing this book. But honestly, this one was so worth it.

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5