An Awkward Human

I was reached out to by Goodreads Author, Sophia Kaankuka , who asked me to read her book and share my thoughts on it. This book could not have come into my hands at a better time when I was looking to make some changes in my habits with changing season. The perfect time a self-help book can resonate with you is when you are absorbing the information with an open mind and non-cynical approach. Therefore reading this book was an insightful experience for me, and I want to share the reason with you in this blog post. Review for Uncage Yourself: A Guide on How to Free Oneself and Live one's Authentic Life Praise for the book Uncage Yourself is a collection of essays on a variety of topics of general life, on how to live an unbounded life to free yourself from all the hurdles and limitations that are a by-product of your own mind and misled thinking. It contains some heart-hitting facts that give you a soft blow of reality that cynical minds can not accept in the first go...

 Internationally popular, 'The Secret by Rhonda Byrne has been a popular choice, with its uncovering power of manifestation for the general audience and the masses but, Byrne is not the first to talk about it.  Manifestation or the Law of Attraction is now a well-known concept, but it's less than 200 years old in philosophy. It states that all wishes and positive and negative wants become realised if we manifest them to the universe.  How does Manifestation Work? Manifestation might now only be a term popular in people's Twitter bio, but it is an ancient practice used by many over the years to gain massive opportunities and success. The philosophy or scene behind the power of manifestation claims that we are all made up of energies. When we yearn for any event or object we project that energy into the universe to attract that in our life.  To attract the focus of our desire we only need to imagine, talk or think about it to the fullest extent. if it is th...

Ah! Summers The best of all seasons to travel, get into the beach body, wear your best summer fits, and go on road trips. And of all the great things including the best of summer reads! For all bookaholics and bookstagram influencers, this season brings new prompts and challenges to read more beach read. Publications drop new releases hot and sizzling all around the world. With so many new releases and more coming this year, choosing a book can be a fuzzy choice. So here is a list of the hottest and best seller summer lists of all time (and new releases) Book Lovers by Emily Henry : Have you ever read a story, and wanted to be the main lead of the story? The heroine that bumps into the hero on her trip away from city life? Well, this story is not like that. Our main character meets the hero many times on her countryside trip but it's never meet-cute. Genre: Romance, Adult. Our Last Days in Barcelona by Chanel Cleeton: Isabel Perez took a trip with her sister to Barc...

My first murder mystery of the year and it doesn't disappoint. The Maid tells the story of, molly the maid, working at The regency grand hotel, who is falsely arrested for a suspected murder, and how she with the help of few trust worthy people removes the blame from her head.  After familiarising with the writer, and understanding that she has worked in editing, my expectation sky rocketed. In the beginning the books felt really monotonous, but soon I grew into the writing style. The characters, especially Molly the maid, are very well written. The switch in between the characters gets better as you continue reading.  The book doesn't have unnecessary details, so it doesn't get boring at any point. My problem with most of the books is the slow pace, but The maid DOES not disappoint in the arena.  The intricate detailing, the build up, the reveal, the blind side action, everything made this very different from other books.  Not going to lie, in the beginn...

We have all seen that reel, we have heard that audio multiple times on our Instagram feed, supposedly everybody wants to embrace the art of doing nothing or as the Italians call it Dolce Far Niente.  The truth is we don't know how to do that, we don't know how to not do anything.  What is Dolce Far Niente? Dolce Far Niente Italian verb which means the sweetness of doing nothing (according to the Instagram audio) literally translating to pleasant idleness. It means to relax, enjoy and be free of all responsibilities, negative emotions, burdens and liabilities. When I think of Dolce Far Niente, I picture my room with the sunlight coming through the window, relaxing on the bed with the book in my hand.  I asked some of my friends. Most of them imagine similar things, relaxing in their house without worrying about work or school.  Some people think Dolce Far Niente can be impressed on exotic vacation without worrying about things too.  And they are all r...

Books and novels have not been limited to reading anymore. although the idea is not a groundbreaking inventory of the digital age, you can also enjoy a book in audio format with more access than ever before, the same goes for the vice versa.  Interviews and radio shows, which were were an auditory medium have now collided with print media to produce an all-new genre of books where the story is narrated in the format of interview and radio program scripts.  The inspiration behind this blog write-up comes from Sadie by Courtney Summers, which I finished a couple of days before. It was a fanatic book with a compelling story of murder, mystery, revenge, and crime told in the most engaging non-linear narrative.  It follows a parallel narrative between Sadie, a girl gone missing to seek revenge for the murder of her sister, and a radio program that investigates the disappearance of Sadie.  For a full review of this book (or other books), check out m...