I read because one life is just not enough for me
If you follow me on my social media, mainly IG and Twitter, you would notice a theme, and that is my love for all things Russia related. It doesn't matter if it is travelling, food, or TV shows, I love them. But most of all, I have this obsession for Russian classics and all the… Continue reading My Russian Classics Collection
If you have been following me for a while on my social media, you should know by now that I have a problem... Not only do I buy books or rather hoard them at a very alarming speed, (let's say at least 2-3 books a week... ), I am also obsessed with collecting different editions… Continue reading Obsessive-Bronze-Horseman-itis
I am participating in the #GollanczFest week long challenge hosted by Gollancz this week. The challenge for day 1 is "the book that I recommend to everyone". Among all the choices, I chose Bellagrand by my all time favourite author Paullina Simons. I decided to post my review for this book. I can still feel… Continue reading Bellagrand by Paullina Simons
OMG this book, OMG! WHAT A BOOK! I am so stunned! I feel so sad feel sooo soooo sad, but what a book! It is a MUST READ! Seriously this book is EVERYTHING! This book consists of several individual stories, HOWEVER each story is somehow in one way or the other linked to one another!… Continue reading The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra
Finished Six Days in Leningrand, the trip Paullina Simons took back to Russia, the first time since she left with her family for America when she was 10 years old. This book is EVERYTHING that I could have ever wanted. From before the trip to each day she spent in Leningrand, it is vivid, it… Continue reading Six Days in Leningrad by Paullina Simons
2 months, I could no longer avoid the inevitable, it finally came to an end and I finished The Bronze Horseman series a few days ago. 2 months, I spent two months living in the world of Alexander and Tatiana. I couldn't even begin to write this review, I feel like I have been devastatingly… Continue reading The Summer Garden by Paullina Simons
Two weeks, it took me two weeks and I finished book 2 Tatiana and Alexander in The Bronze Horseman series last night. I cried my heart out through and through in this book. I feel it was even harder to read than book 1, which in itself had already wrecked me and ripped my heart… Continue reading Tatiana and Alexander by Paullina Simons
March 7- March 24, 2016: First read. Books shape our lives and change us through pages and words. I finished The Bronze Horseman last night. This is the most beautiful, romantic yet powerful and epic book I have ever read in my life. For a few minutes I was holding the book to my chest… Continue reading The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
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