Review for Paradise Towers by Shweta Bachchan-Nanda

Paradise Towers by Shweta Bachchan-Nanda

Blurb:

Welcome to Paradise Towers, an apartment building in central Mumbai. Everyone here has a story to tell. Or maybe they have stories to hide. Shweta Bachchan-Nanda's quirky, intimate debut explores the intertwined lives in this building - a forbidden romance, an elopement, the undercurrents of tension in corridor interactions and an explosive Diwali celebration. Bachchan-Nanda's is a dazzling voice that will draw you into the intoxicating, crazy world that is Paradise Towers.

Review:

I went into this book with zero expectations. Because well, I’ve had let’s say less than stellar experiences with books by Indian Authors lately, so I wanted to give the book a fair shot by not setting my expectations up. And I must say I was pleasantly surprised by this book.

Charming is the first word that comes to mind when I think of Paradise Towers. I really enjoyed all the little details put into the book. Also, I need to say this, the chapter numbers looked like number plates on the door, and I thought that was a really cute detail to include.

I adored the descriptive writing style. To me, it has this old world charm to it that I really liked. For me it was a good balance of it being descriptive without going too overboard. It creates a clear picture of the building and provides a perfectly innocent backdrop for a mundane life in Mumbai. But, everything is rarely as it seems.

Paradise Towers was a charming mesh that to me represented Mumbai, with a mixture of all the people from all walks of life.  In some places it did feel like the writer tried to include too many topics in one book, but in the end I felt like it kind of reflected to the chaotic nature of the book and the chaos that is Mumbai sometimes. The book had a realistic description of the intersecting and intertwining lives of the residents at Paradise Towers, which was fun to read about. I think the interpersonal relations in the book is what made the book stand out to me.

Overall, a breezy and fun book, it would make for a perfect break.

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19 Marigold Lane

"In the end, I was just a walking dead girl with a broken wing and a propensity for bad luck."

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The long awaited sequel to the quirky oddity 17 Marigold Lane is coming October 19th

Meanwhile, back in Flintlock…

Prudence, recovering from surgery, refuses to let one busted wing stop her from exposing Sheriff Floyd, falling in love with her odd boy, and finding out who the hell moved in down the street.

I, Prudence Penderhaus, rescued a boy, uncovered a murder, and opened a can of conspiracy worms that downright refused to go back.

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Update?

Hey lovelies! Hope you all have been doing well.

Somehow my break always gets extended. It's been just one thing after another and cutting out blogging and social media was the one thing I could do to help my anxiety and lessen my load.

We recently moved into a new place and that's been a whole thing in itself. Then there's the work related stress. My mental and physical health haven't been the greatest since December 2018 I think. And I just keep thinking it will get better. I'll get back into the swing of things eventually. But.I.Don't. (More on this later I hope)

I just keep putting things off. Prioritizing unpacking or just taking a break or just catching up on sleep. Even today I wouldn't have posted anything but I'm forcing myself to post this. (Posting from my phone and hopefully I'll edit it later 😋)

Speaking of doing things, I'm participating in the #24in48 Readathon again this weekend! Hopefully I'll finish 24 hours again this year as well. I've also slowly started getting back into learning languages as well. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed it! Also art and music. Gods  I hadn't even realized that I had stopped enjoying those too. Sometimes we just get caught on a loop in our heads and it becomes difficult to break out and get back to where we actually want to be.

I figured, the only way I will end up actually posting here and getting back into the rhythm of things will be if I force myself. And the only way I'll get better is by keeping at it right? I'm trying to get ahead of my anxiety and my brain by making myself do these things. And I hope this pays off and I can get back to where I want to be. So here's hoping for a new start and hopefully getting back to things I love.

Thanks for reading through all this. Most of it sounds half baked I know but I'm going to try really hard to get better at this. Thank you to everyone that continues to stick around and for all the new people hope I can help in some way.

To new beginnings and such.
oxox
TJ

F*ck Marriage by Tarryn Fisher - Cover Reveal and Surprise Release Day?!

F*ck Marriage by Tarryn Fisher

 

Blurb:

Two years ago, Billie Tarrow’s husband left her for another woman. Shamed and divorced, Billie retreated to her family home in Port Townsend, far from her old life in New York. After a near-death encounter, Billie decides to return to the city that took everything from her.

But sometimes in the midst of heartache, hope suffocates the pain. Satcher Gable has carried a torch for Billie for ten years. When she suddenly returns to New York a single woman, he can’t believe his good fortune. But convincing her to walk away from her heartache is proving more difficult than Satcher anticipated.

A changed woman, Billie’s only goal is revenge.

Add it on Goodreads: HERE

Spotify Playlist: Billie’s Brokenness

About the Author:

Tarryn is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. She lives in Seattle with her children and husband. Her heart is dark but she loves you with it anyway. Tarryn is the founder of Guise of the Villain, a fashion blog, and has written twelve published novels. Tarryn is a Slytherin.

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Cover Reveal for The Wives by Tarryn Fisher

The Wives by Tarryn Fisher Release date: December 30, 2019

Synopsis: 

Imagine that your husband has two other wives.

You’ve never met the other wives. None of you know each other, and because of this unconventional arrangement, you can see your husband only one day a week. But you love him so much you don’t care. Or at least that’s what you’ve told yourself.

But one day, while you’re doing laundry, you find a scrap of paper in his pocket—an appointment reminder for a woman named Hannah, and you just know it’s another of the wives.

You thought you were fine with your arrangement, but you can’t help yourself: you track her down, and, under false pretenses, you strike up a friendship. Hannah has no idea who you really are. Then, Hannah starts showing up to your coffee dates with telltale bruises, and you realize she’s being abused by her husband. Who, of course, is also your husband. But you’ve never known him to be violent, ever.

Who exactly is your husband, and how far would you go to find the truth? Would you risk your own life?

And who is his mysterious third wife? 

Pre-order links:

Amazon e-book: https://amzn.to/2G3v9Ps

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Nook Pre-order:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-wives-tarryn-fisher/1130014041

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Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43262893-the-wives

Update?

Lovelies, Happy New Year! (?) Is that still okay to say since this is technically my first post of 2019?

I haven't had the best start to this new year. As 2018 was ending I was pretty sick. Somedays I still feel like I haven't recovered yet. I've had some good days though, thank gods.

So far in 2019, I've been on auto-pilot, just working and running errands. I've managed to do some good things for my soul. And I've had some pretty great discussions with a friend and watched some TV Shows.

On the reading front, it has been a little slow. But I picked up TRC again so its been making me happy and eating into my sleeping time of course. On the creative side, its all been a little meh. All the projects have been a #fail (is that okay in a blog post? Well its up here anyway).

I think I need a little boost up to be honest. So I've signed up for the #24in48 Readathon again for January! Its from 26th to 27th Jan 2019. I am not sure if I'll have the time to finish this year, because I have some people over at my place. Not sure how I'll feel if I don't finish because I did finish last year. But I still want to do it, because I honestly had such a fun experience last time! And right after I caught up on my sleep, I had such a boost in my energy and creativity! I can't wait to see how this one goes! Any guesses as to how many hours I can clock in this time?

If anyone wants to join me or know more about the Readathon, you can check my blog post from last year HERE (I managed to add some pretty cool stats IMO) or the Official Website HERE.

See its already helping!! I've written a blog post. (YAY!)


I hope you all have had a much better start to 2019. I'll consider January my trial month and start 2019 again with February! ;)

Till later.