Ashima Jain's Blog

In the five years of watching them, Kdramas have become my daily dose of sunshine and I share some of the reasons behind it. I also recap all the K-content I absorbed this year and pick my top favourites from my 2024 watchlist.

In this second recap of the year that was, I write about the many TBRs I juggle, and choose my favourite books from my 2024 reading list.

In my 10th year of completing a reading challenge, tracking my yearly reading, and publishing a year-end recap, I share my thoughts on how this year decided to take a detour from its plans. Of course, It also includes a list of all the books I read in 2024.

For the eighth edition of the #AquaFlavoursBingeReads I read the Joe Pickett Series written by C. J. Box. This was a set of 27 books, including three short stories, set in the remotest regions of Wyoming, which I read between October and December, wrapping up my 2024 reading.

Meet the Blunders: the most blundersome family in the blundering history of blunderdom. These upper-class twits lives in a crumbling country house named Blunder Hall. When their home comes under threat, they must embark on a series of comic misadventures to save it.

Is there anyone you wish to see?So asks the smart young man wearing a designer duffel coat to his clients who have come to him for a reunion with the person who once changed their life. But it is no ordinary reunion. The people they ask to see have passed away.With each heartbreaking reunion, tantalizing clues are scattered to piece together the mind-blowing emotional truth behind the boy in the duffel coat.So, who would you like to see?

A fancy book launch for a new mystery novel brings the who's who of Delhi society to a sprawling Chhatarpur bungalow. As drinks flow at the open bar and tongues begin to loosen, the body of a tabloid editor is discovered in the lawn. With all the Page3 regulars in attendance, this murder is more high-profile than expected. While the police have decided to declare it an open and shut case, it is now up to the victim's colleagues to get to the bottom of the truth.

When Jenna Bernstein, disgraced CEO of a biotech company, is accused of murdering her former partner and lover, she turns to Seattle attorney Keera Duggan to defend her. Keera, who is Jenna’s childhood friend, sees her for who she was: a manipulative and frighteningly controlling sociopath.As the investigation gets underway, Keera puts her trust in a client who swears she's telling nothing but the truth. If this is all just another devious game, Keera might be working to set a murderer free.

We all want to be happy. Why, then, are so many of us so unhappy?New Happy offers to break down the happiness myth that we have been fed for centuries and presents a fresh perspective at understanding the fundamental truth about happiness.

Follow the eventful lives of Ambika, the accidental new teacher at Champion Valley, and the fabulous mums of her third grade students as they navigate the complicated world of parenting, fragile friendships, and hard truths. With wit and warmth, this book reminds us that behind every façade lies a story waiting to be understood.