Booked Up: Gorgeous Gifts

When I was younger, there were two types of gifts someone could get me that were guaranteed to make my entire year: Barbies and books. And if you got me both, you were essentially raised to the figure of a saint in my eyes. Receiving a good book as a gift or sharing a wonderful …

Booked Up: Twisted Tales

By now most people know about Gone Girl, after Gillian Flynn's wickedly amazing bestseller was turned into a Hollywood blockbuster – if you don't, where have you been? It's a satisfyingly twisted, shocking story and there's just something about these types of suspenseful books that dig their hooks into you and reel you in, leaving …

Booked Up: WoC Wonders

I've loved books for as long as I can remember. I almost used to devour them when I was younger - taking them out while I had my lunch and being more likely to eat up the black-and-white, illustration-infused pages rather than the food in front of me. Over the years, I've read some great …

Review: “Nirbhaya” – Stay Silent No More

This was a review written and posted on my old blog in July 2014 but I am reposting it here now. Warning: This post will review the play “Nirbhaya” which deals with the issues of sexual violence and domestic/child abuse.) After hearing a lot of praise for it, I went to go see the play “Nirbhaya” (“Fearless”) …