URC 2015 #2 A book released the year I was born

Its a sweet book, a mother-daughter story. The daughter was told throughout her childhood and adolescence that her mother was no more but actually she was in prison, found guilty of murder. Then they meet after about 20 years.The story is basically about how Kelsey (the daughter) confronts the truth about Naomi (the mother), tries to understand Naomi’s point of view about the murder case she was involved in and the reason why she kept her existence a secret, rebuilds her bond with her mother and at last proves to the world that Naomi wasn’t a cold-murderess but had killed … Continue reading URC 2015 #2 A book released the year I was born

URC 2015 #1 A book with love triangle

I am sooo obsessed with vampire fiction, that I started the reading challenge with one such book. And this book suited well with the aforemention criterion Yes, The Vampire Diaries: The Return: Nightfall; the sixth book of the TVD series. No points in guessing the love triangle, we all know it, it’s Stefan-Elena-Damon love triangle. I sometimes get irritated at Elena’s “love swing” between the Salvatore brothers. But looking at the cover I can understand Elena’s dilemma; had I been given such ravishing choices to choose from even I would have been utterly confused. LOL Jokes apart, I liked the … Continue reading URC 2015 #1 A book with love triangle

Word of the Week (WOW) 28th June, 2015

Word of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. . It’s a fun way to improve vocabulary by learning new words every week. To participate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment on Heena’s WOW post   mellifluous/muh–lif-loo-uh s/ adjective 1. (of a sound) pleasingly smooth and musical to hear. 2.flowing with honey; sweetened with or as if with honey. 3. having a smooth rich flow Examples: 1. “her low mellifluous voice” 2. a rich, mellifluous voice that gets her a lot of work in radio … Continue reading Word of the Week (WOW) 28th June, 2015

Ultimate 2015 Reading Challenge

popsugar.com has posted a reading challenge that included a list of 50 books (technically 52) to choose your next book to read (Ultimate 2015 Reading Challenge). I started this in January itself but i hadn’t decided my reading list. Yes, its a challenge to decide a reading list that satisfy the criteria given. Still there are some i haven’t decided yet. So here is my reading list till now: 1) A book with more than 500 pages – 2) A classic romance – Pride and Prejudice ✓3) A book that became a movie – A Walk to Remember ✓4) A … Continue reading Ultimate 2015 Reading Challenge

Word of the Week (WOW) 21st June, 2015

Word of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. . It’s a fun way to improve vocabulary by learning new words every week. To participate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment on Heena’s WOW post mondegreen\noun\mɒndəɡriːn\plural noun: mondegreens\ 1. a misunderstood or misinterpreted word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of the lyrics of a song 2. A mondegreen (also sometimes spelled “mondagreen”) is the accidental mishearing of a phrase in a poem, or song in such a way that it acquires a new, and … Continue reading Word of the Week (WOW) 21st June, 2015

Goodreads Book Reading Challenge

Its only June and I have completed my Goodreads 2015 reading challenge of reading 15 books this year. I set only 15 because I thought I wouldn’t get time to read much. But I did ( *grin* ). ok, here are the books I have read since January: Nightfall (The Vampire Diaries: The Return #1) – L.J. Smith      The Vampire Diaries DC Comics #1     The Vampire Diaries DC Comics #2   The Vampire Diaries DC Comics #3   The Vampire Diaries DC Comics #4   The Vampire Diaries DC Comics #5    True Betrayal – Nora Roberts  The Ramayana – R.K. Narayan  Lajja – … Continue reading Goodreads Book Reading Challenge

Word of the Week 14th June, 2015

Word of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. . It’s a fun way to improve vocabulary by learning new words every week. To participate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment on Heena’s WOW post chairdrobe\noun\ a chair filled with already worn to be worn clothes, and it acts as a makeshift closet or dresser. Examples: 1. “when staying as bachelors we lived very simple life we could find everything on our chairdrobe!” 2. “That Chairdrobe enlightens that corner of your room!”   If you … Continue reading Word of the Week 14th June, 2015

Word of the Week 7th June, 2015

ord of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. . It’s a fun way to improve vocabulary by learning new words every week. To pariticipate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment on Heena’s WOW post nonversation /noun/ 1. A completely worthless conversation, wherein nothing is illuminated, explained or otherwise elaborated upon. Typically occurs at parties, bars or other events where meaningful conversation is nearly impossible. 2. The type of conversation held with another person when you really do not wish to talk to them. It … Continue reading Word of the Week 7th June, 2015

Word of the Week (WOW) 1st June, 2015

Word of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. . It’s a fun way to improve vocabulary by learning new words every week. To pariticipate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment on Heena’s WOW post.     saudade\noun\saʊˈdɑːdə (Especially with reference to songs or poetry) a feeling of longing, melancholy, or nostalgia that is supposedly characteristic of the Portuguese or Brazilian temperament Example 1. “her songs are based on love poems and evoke a melancholy known to the Portuguese as saudade” 2. I often sit … Continue reading Word of the Week (WOW) 1st June, 2015