Books, Coffee & beyond
A Midsummer’s Equation (Detective Galileo #6) by Kiego Higashino Goodreads Description: Manabu Yukawa, the physicist known as "Detective Galileo," has traveled to Hari Cove, a once-popular summer resort town that has fallen on hard times. He is there to speak at a conference on a planned underwater mining operation, which has sharply divided the town.... Continue Reading →
2017 Wrap up part 2: As a follow up to my 2017 wrap up that listed my favorites, what else did I read this year? British Police Procedurals: This is the summary of my favorite British Police Procedurals and most all of them feature a strong female lead. Here is a short summary about each... Continue Reading →
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Winner of Goodreads " Best Fiction" award. A solid 5/5 stars. Little fires everywhere, as the title suggests is about crackling fires and intricate burns that happens amidst relationships. This is a slow character driven book that takes its own time in introducing the characters. Shaker heights is a... Continue Reading →
Through " The Lying Kind", Alison James introduces Detective Rachel Prince. Another police procedural with a strong female lead. So how does it stand from the others ? Six year old- Lola Jade Harper is taken away from her home. The mother of the child blames it on her estranged husband Gavin Harper. The local... Continue Reading →
The Runaway Children by Sandy Taylor The Runaway children is a beautiful tale about humanity, unconditional love and friendship. The story is set in world war II time period. Two sisters, Nell and Olive are sent away from London to country side as evacuees. Their mother and two brothers decide to stay in London in... Continue Reading →
Favorites of 2017: As 2017 is coming to an end, I would like to share my favorite books this year. I had a great year in terms of reading. I set a goal of 25 books and I exceeded it by a lot! Okay! Here it goes. My favorite reads of 2017 (so far!!). They... Continue Reading →
The Changeling by Victor LaValle The Changeling is a fairy tale for adults. It talks about our fears, insecurities, obsession with phones and computers, racism along with witches and trolls. “A bad fairy tale has some simple goddamn moral. A great fairy tale tells the truth.” Changeling is one such fairy tale. Apollo Kagwa's father... Continue Reading →
The Silent Children (DI Robyn Carter book 4) - Carol Wyer The silent children is the fourth book in Robyn Carter series.With a complicated case and Robyn's personal struggles Carol Wyer takes us through a roller coaster ride with lots of twists along the way. One thing I noticed about her books are that she... Continue Reading →
Secrets of the dead ( DI Robyn Carter Book 2) by Carol Wyer This is the second installment in Robyn Carter series. After reading Little Girl lost, I was pretty exited to get to this one. Miles Ashbrook, the manager of Bromley Hall is found dead in the hotel sauna. Robyn's colleague DI shearer concludes... Continue Reading →
Little girl Lost (DI Robyn Carter Book 1) by Carol Wyer After finishing DI Kim Stone series by Angela Marsons, this book showed up on my suggested books and I decided to give it a go. And, I was not disappointed. The story starts when Alice's mother leaves her with her step siblings and decides... Continue Reading →
A Sip of Book over Coffee 