Happenings

Eid Mubarak!

Eid-ul-Fitr celebrates the end of Ramadan, it is considered a day of happiness and joy for as to people to celebrate for the entire month of fasting. I thought I would give you all (who are not familiar with this festival) a run down on what we really do on Eid. So basically it is… Continue reading Eid Mubarak!

Books

Half Girlfriend – Book Review

Synopsis Once upon a time, there was a Bihari boy called Madhav. He fell in love with a girl from Delhi called Riya. Madhav didn’t speak English well. Riya did. Madhav wanted a relationship. Riya didn’t. Riya just wanted friendship. Madhav didn’t. Riya suggested a compromise. She agreed to be his half girlfriend. From the… Continue reading Half Girlfriend – Book Review

Books

5 People You Meet in Heaven – Book Review

Synopsis Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife,… Continue reading 5 People You Meet in Heaven – Book Review

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Disappearing Acts & A Few Other Things.

Hello to my fellow bloggers, I know I have pulled a lot of disappearing acts for the past month or so; but work has been dragging me down lately. Plus now I am on summer break from my university, so I will try my very best to post more often! So before I do a… Continue reading Disappearing Acts & A Few Other Things.

Happenings

Heat Wave & Ramadan!

I really don’t like summers. Summer means sweat, lots of sweaty (and stinky) people, and load-shedding (glares at K-electric). Last year, Karachi faced one of the worst heat wave in decades. Thousands of people died and suffered from heat exhaustion, and as the heat wave around the same time as the holy month of Ramadan.… Continue reading Heat Wave & Ramadan!

Books

Red Queen – Book Review.

Synopsis This is a world divided by blood – red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change. That is, until she finds herself working in the Silver… Continue reading Red Queen – Book Review.

Books

Room – Book Review.

Synopsis: To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it’s where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old… Continue reading Room – Book Review.

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My Sister’s Wedding Day.

I have been MIA for sometime, posting everywhere other week or something like that. It’s just I have been very busy of late. I have presentations due, assignments to work on and recently i.e. yesterday my sister got married. So here I am, sitting on her side of the bed in our room; if she… Continue reading My Sister’s Wedding Day.

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The BFF Book Tag

I was tagged by The Orang-utan Librarian for this tag, about a month ago and I finally have gotten to it. SETTING THE EXAMPLE: A PAIR/GROUP OF BOOK BFFS THAT YOU LOVE? I love the golden trio. Harry, Hermoine and Ron are my absolute favorite! 😀 CHILDHOOD BESTIE: WHICH BOOK CHARACTER WOULD YOU HAVE LIKED… Continue reading The BFF Book Tag