Book: The Gathering Author: C.J. Tudor Pages: 411Read on: Kindle Read in: ~4 hours Plot Summary: WELCOME TO DEADHART. ALASKA. POPULATION 673. LIVING. In a small Alaskan town, a boy is found with his throat ripped out and the blood drained from his body. The brutality of the murder of chillingly echoes a killing from twenty-five years ago.Out-of-state ..read more

 It's getting hot and humid and horrid. And  I am trying to hide from the world and sun and keep cool. The sunsets have been good though. And books are keeping me happy. As are films and shows. Currently rewatching Monk and loving it. Hope you are staying cool and finding joy.&nbsp ..read more

 Subho Nobo Borsho my Loves. Today is Poila Boishak, aka Bengali New Year. And it was a quiet day of celebrating. It was too hot to wear something fancy, but we are supposed to wear something new so I wore a new tee-shirt. Started a new book. And ate a ton of fruits to cool down. I don't know about you but I cannot with this heat ?Here's what my day looked like ..read more

 Currently watching Chamkila and loving it. Pouches ?One to hold my iPad and one for some annotating supplies. Planner pages for the next week. More floral themes for Spring. Fairy lights to read under ✨Scrunchie. Journal entry from today. I am trying to make most of summer and making it happy and do things I love. Made a list in my journal and I am hoping ..read more

 Hello Loves! It's Friday and it's time to share some random favourites from the week ?Let's gooooo... My current read is making me all kinds of happy. Shakchunni by Arnab Ray is a historical fiction horror novel, set in 1940s Bengal. The famine is sweeping across the land and people are suffering and dying. In a small village, the resident zamindar is thriving. But the ..read more

 The moon tonight looks unreal. ?The Eid ka Chaand is in a league of it's own. A cup of cold coffee to survive these hot days. I shudder to think what the rest of summer will feel like. God help us all. Some new books sitting pretty in a quiet corner of home ? A book haul is coming soon. I've really been flopping at sharing my new books on here, even though I've been buying ..read more

 Today was a mix of sleep, slowing down, glorious sunset and some quality time with my planners and journals. A day for relative quiet and some respite from a hard week. Grateful for the little things and little joys. Like having my window open again after being jammed shut for weeks. Or having running water after two whole weeks. Each day I find myself falling a little out of ..read more

 Some favourite bookish moments from this week. Some respite in an otherwise meh week. I haven't read all that much all week, barely a 100 pages but just the sight of my books is enough to keep me in good spirits.&nbsp ..read more

 Started my All Bengali books in April with an old favourite. The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh is a book I read over 15 years ago and loved ever since. I've never re-read it, so I figured it's high time I revisit a beloved book. I am a hundred odd pages in and I remember why I love it as much as I do and why this is my favourite Amitav Ghosh book. I can't wait to spend the ..read more

 Flowers for Spring! I love flowers and you know I love me some bookmarks.So acquiring these were a no brainer. Got these from Riya Designs and I adore them. These came in a set. Perfect for books of course, but also great for my journals and planners. This one I have in a white background but I really like the sage green pop of colour too. So cute. So happy with ..read more