When I came across a post on FB that a family was moving out of Qatar and they were giving away their books at a lower price, I immediately gave them a call. I got quite a few books at a really good price. This is how I got Delirium.
This was my first time with a fairy retelling. And OH MY GOD!!! I love love loved it!!! I just finished reading it a few hours back and my heart is still in the Kingdom of Hearts. Would you believe that I have been pacing around my house thinking about the book?
Last week I attended a meeting and we started talking about reading and books. I was surprised to know that most people had not heard about audiobooks. I mean for a voracious reader like me, this is old news. But there are still people out there who have no clue about what an audiobook is.
First, I should tell you that I was a bit skeptical about reading this book. The book has been with me for the past 2 months. I picked it up around a month back and I just went through the pages.
This is my second book by Harlan Coben. Yes, I haven’t read many books by him. I still have the same feeling about his books like last time. I like the plot, the suspense. Actually I liked almost everything about the book except the style of writing.
This was a fast paced and easy read for me. I remember finishing the book in around 18 hours. Now that’s saying something. You can imagine how much I enjoyed reading the book. I had never heard about Tess Gerritsen till a few months back when I got one of her books from someone leaving the country.
I absolutely hated the first book. I seriously couldn’t accept the character of Patch. We do not have any background into him and we are supposed to believe that he is head over heels in love with Nora.
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok is a brilliant coming of age story. As an immigrant myself, I could relate to a lot of the issues Kimberly faced. I didn’t have as hard a time as Kimberly but I have heard my father saying some of the things mentioned in the book.
Have you heard of steampunk genre in books?
I had never heard of it till 2 months back when someone suggested the Leviathan series and said that it is a steampunk novel. I remember thinking what does steampunk even mean. I know about punk which is like a loud, fast-moving, and aggressive form of rock music.
As you might have guessed from the title, this is the change I was talking about in the last post. We got our very own Qatar National Library.
