Category Archives: Book Reviews
Book Review: Scent and Subversion
Madame Rochas perfume ad, (image from the book Scent and Subversion by Barbara Herman.) I like this so much better than an ad with a celebrity. What do you think?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you’re interested in some insightful reading this summer, check … Continue reading
The Origin of Species
My little reviews of the books I’ve recently read continues. Another one from my bookshelf The Origin of Species by Canadian author Nino Ricci. A compelling read, The Origin of Species is about a university student who is working on … Continue reading
The Lovely Bones
If you’ve seen the movie, then you’ll know what to expect – this is a great story about a girl who dies and keeps an eye on her family from up in heaven. She tells you how they cope with … Continue reading
Book Review: In The Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje
After reading the latest New York Times Bestseller’s and other books that my friends had recommended, it was nice to come to something that was well-written. As much as I want to lose myself in a good story, one thing … Continue reading
Beatrice and Virgil
I hated Life of Pi by Yann Martel. I know that it won a Booker Prize, but I hate that the reader was tricked into reading the whole book before getting a surprise ending. I hate endings like that. Thus, … Continue reading
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The Immortalists Book Review
I know that many of you are reading more during the holidays, so here is a quick book review. I just finished reading The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin and I really enjoyed it! This is a fictional story about 4 … Continue reading
Giada at Home
I rarely share tidbits about my offline life here on the blog (except when it relates to my makeup routine) but I’ll share this: I recently moved and ended a few months of topsy turvy living. I had been packing … Continue reading
100 Years of Solitude
I finally finished reading 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez… and I feel like I’ve lost 100 years in the process. Seriously, this book was like reading a Russian novel that goes on forever, and people have the … Continue reading
The Emperor of Scent
If you’re someone that’s into perfumes, then this is absolutely required reading. The book is about scientist Luca Turin who is a biologist, and really into perfumes. He discovers a new way of how we smell (that is, how the … Continue reading
Reading List
Happy Saturday, y’all! Here are some books I’ve enjoyed lately, and I thought I would share. I used to do book reviews on here all the time and I don’t know why I stopped. I still read… Little Fires Everywhere … Continue reading