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Bridgertons – Racism & Rape Run Rampant from the Books to the Series

Dear Reader, Two years have passed in quick succession since this author discovered the Bridgerton series. What with a plague running rampant and a show released on the books, one wonders what the greater evil is. While most might argue the widespread death in wake of the plague is definitely the greatest evil to beat, […]

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Stories
Wedding Wishes

The Indian Wedding, is as primordial as the great deities of old that are penned in legends and lore. It is ancient, it is traditional and well it’s a whole lot of fun. I haven’t really attended an Indian wedding in totality. No one close to me has actually gotten married. Until last week when […]

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Book Reviews
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur – A Review

This review will contain spoilers for ‘The Henna Artist’ Alka Joshi has officially become an instant-buy author for me. I adore her writing and I love her characters. I’d like to thank Harper Collins for sending me an ARC of The Secret Keeper of Jaipur! Set twelve years after the events of The Henna Artist, […]

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Counting Down With You – A Review

I don’t usually read high school romances anymore, they seem unrealistic to me, what are the odds that you meet the man/woman you will end up marrying ten years later in school when the most pressing problem is getting an A in history class or the newest pimple that pops up on your nose making […]

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Floriography, Poetry
Floral Secrets

Last night I watched the moonlightIlluminate the blossoming flowers at my doorstep. Silver light rained uponDark crimson roses, like red wine, That blew sultry kissesWhich brushed my cheek and the pulse at my throat. Unfurled the deep gold petalsOf the sunflowersWho promptly fell back asleepUpon seeing the stars. The honeysuckleThat drank in the sleeping worldAs […]

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Club You to Death – A Review

I am not a mystery reader. The genre is, in general, unappealing to me. There are three reasons for this. The first, that many crime stories once finished, leave me with a sense of unease and paranoia. Every creak outside at night becomes a murderer scaling my trellis. Secondly, I don’t do well with suspense. […]

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Travel
Switzerland Must See’s!

In the summer of 2018, I decided my mother and I would embark on a girls trip since I had just finished my senior year of high school. We were to go on our very own Gilmore Girls-esque adventure. Be spontaneous and go and swim in the shimmering waters of the Amalfi Coast or safari […]