Meera Nair's Blog

I can’t last remember when I felt bored in a day in my life.

Not to say that’s a bad thing. But since childhood, my interests have always been one too many. Between school, homework, reading, watching TV, extracurricular classes, and practising dance choreographies, time would speed past in the blink of an eye.

Now, as a 28 year-old, nothing much has changed.

I have just as many “things to do” in a day as I did back then. Some days, maybe even more.

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A collection of stories set in and around the fictional town of Malgudi, R.K. Narayan explores the mundane lives of people, depicting how fate always catches up to them no matter their efforts.

Read if you like: short stories, straightforward writing, portrait of Indian society & culture

This is probably one of the oldest books on my bookshelves. I had put off reading it for several years. If nothing else, I’m glad that I was able to get the book off my TBR.

When you are as used to rea...

Kore demanded the world but was made the goddess of flowers & beauty. When her parents (Zeus & Demeter) and the Olympian gods begin planning her wedding, she takes the only way out of this – a one-way trip to Hell.

Under the protection of xenia, Kore finds a place for herself in Hades’ palace. But how long until her actions threaten the fragile peace between the Big Three?

Read if you like: mythological retellings, women-centric stories, themes of marriage, identity &

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Daisy is relieved when her mum inherits a mansion. But she quickly realises that their new home isn’t the escape she had been hoping for.

Ten years later, Brittany is leading the 3rd season of her documentary series, Haunted. When she and her team attempt to solve the mystery of all the murders that took place in Daisy & Grace’s house, they unravel the tragedies that befell those who lived in the mansion.

Read if you like: YA paranormal fiction, books with POC, haunted house stories, para...

Montserrat is tired of being pushed around by her boss. As a sound editor at Antares, she knows she has the potential to work on better projects.

Her friend, Tristán has a chance encounter with a horror movie director, whose last film was shut down mid-production amidst rumours of death and devastation.

Soon, the two find themselves working with him to complete producing the unfinished movie, and their lives become entangled in the evils that had tainted the project decades ago.

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It’s been 10 years since they last saw Poppy, and they didn’t exactly part ways on good terms. But now, Poppy is getting married and has invited the four of them – Annabel, Chloe, Tanya, and Esther – for a bachelorette.

Sure, it’s a bit odd. But when an all-expenses-paid trip with first-class flight tickets to a private island is on the offer, the girls find no reason to pass up the opportunity. Little do they know of the horrors that await them on this vacation.

Read if you like: mystery...

Grace’s escapade is going almost perfectly, except that the Airbnb she has booked has a suspicious-looking locked room and no cell service or WiFi.

When the owner of the Airbnb, Calvin starts to get too friendly with her and the police stop by looking for a missing woman who was supposed to have checked in, Grace gets the sense that she might not be able to leave as easily as she had come.

Read if you like: suspense novels, books with messed up characters, themes of obsession, disappeara...

In this short guide to the world of network marketing, Shari Owen Brown empowers women to own up to their individuality and become financially independent using their social networks.

Read if you like: nonfiction books about marketing, books that help shape your mindset, themes of women empowerment & financial independence, the field of network marketing

To think that I hadn’t heard of network marketing before coming across this book, it’s quite surprising.

Divided into 2 parts, Let’s G...

Chompa is certain that she is ready to perform finger magic. But her mother keeps insisting that it’s not safe and that she should focus on learning charm writing.

When Chompa sets out to prove herself to Ammi (her mother), her bravado leads to a horrendous accident. Soon, the agents of the Company take Ammi away.

Now, it’s up to Chompa to find and save her mother from the British, who are trying to stamp out Indian magic.

Read if you like: fantasy adventure novels, middle grade books...

In 1929, 17-year-old Lenora Hope murdered her entire family. Or so the rumours go. Decades later, Kit, a caregiver gets assigned to work at the Hope mansion.

Conscious of what the townsfolk say about Lenora, Kit isn’t too keen about the job, nor can she afford to refuse. But when Lenora agrees to reveal the truth once and for all, Kit becomes determined to get to the bottom of it.

Read if you like: murder-mystery novels, parallel storylines, a protagonist running from her past, gothic man...