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Monday, July 23, 2018

FROM TWINKLE, WITH LOVE by Sandhya Menon / Book Review #ToTwinkleWithLove


By: Sandhya Menon
Published by: Simon Pulse
Released on: May 22nd, 2018
Purchase from: Amazon | B&N
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Rating: 4 Stars
Source: e-book from publisher in exchange for my honest review

Aspiring filmmaker and wallflower Twinkle Mehra has stories she wants to tell and universes she wants to explore, if only the world would listen. So when fellow film geek Sahil Roy approaches her to direct a movie for the upcoming Summer Festival, Twinkle is all over it. The chance to publicly showcase her voice as a director? Dream come true. The fact that it gets her closer to her longtime crush, Neil Roy—a.k.a. Sahil’s twin brother? Dream come true x 2.

When mystery man “N” begins emailing her, Twinkle is sure it’s Neil, finally ready to begin their happily-ever-after. The only slightly inconvenient problem is that, in the course of movie-making, she’s fallen madly in love with the irresistibly adorkable Sahil.

Twinkle soon realizes that resistance is futile: The romance she’s got is not the one she’s scripted. But will it be enough?

Told through the letters Twinkle writes to her favorite female filmmakers, From Twinkle, with Love navigates big truths about friendship, family, and the unexpected places love can find you.


A charming, incredibly fun read! Sandhya Menon's books are ones I know I'm absolutely going to enjoy when I picked them up. This book did everything I knew it would. It made me laugh, sigh, and absolutely fall in love with two characters who I wanted everything to work out just right for them, especially Twinkle. 

Twinkle is one of those characters you want to be friends with. There's something about her that I found so enduring, and extremely easy to like. Maybe it's the fact her journal entries are to her favorite female film makers, or maybe it's that Twinkle's story is one that really examines what it means to grow up, and find your place in the world, and chasing your dreams. Twinkle's story explores the ups and downs of growing up, finding your place in the world, the relationships you have (both within your family, and friendships), and of course there's also the possibly falling in love for the first time. This story is about all that, and I loved the way Twinkle brought all her experiences, and her feelings to life in this book. It was easy to relate to her, and to cheer her on.

This is definitely another Menon book worth picking up! I absolutely adore the way she writes her characters, their romance, and the mishaps that happen along the way. Menon's characters and their stories are ones I adore. I highly recommend picking up both this book, and Menon's debut, When Dimple Met Rishi. 

Snippet from THE WICKED ONES by Cassandra Clare & Robin Wasserman #GOTSM #Shadowhunters #MundaneMonday


Last week Cassie gave us a sneak peak of the cover of THE WICKED ONES featuring Celine, Jace's mom, here. Now she's given us a snippet from Celine's story. Shared here, above is what Cassie shared, along with this:

Ready to meet Jace’s mom,? She just might surprise you. Coming in September: The Wicked Ones, Part Six of Ghosts of the Shadow Market by me and Robin Wasserman. #gotsm #two #tsc



The Wicked Ones is the 6th installment in the Ghosts of Shadow Market, and will be out on September 11, 2018. 

ABOUT THE BOOK

Celine Montclaire goes to the Shadow Market to escape. She would go anywhere in Paris, or the entire world, to escape the suffering she experiences at the hands of her family. She did not expect to meet Valentine Morgenstern there, or to have him promise her freedom and the heart of the man she secretly loves. On one condition, of course. At the Shadow Market, nothing is for free.

. @CassieClare Shares Another Sneak of The QUEEN OF AIR And DARKNESS Poster #Shadowhunters #QOAAD #MundaneMonday


Happy Mundane Monday Shadowhunter fans! Cassie has treat fans to another sneak peak into the exclusive Queen of Air and Darkness poster that comes with the first editions of the book. Shared here, this is what she said of the image above:

More from Alice Duke’s full color poster for the first edition of Queen of Air and Darkness. From left: Cristina, Kieran, Diego, Drusilla, Jaime. Last reveal will be Emma and Jules. :) I love how badass everyone looks marching off to do battle with evil. As far I know, the poster will be in all first editions of Queen printed in English, in the US/Can, Uk/Ireland/Aus/NZ/SA and wherever international editions in English are sold (Singapore, India, Philippines, etc.) I love Alice’s art and will certainly miss my TDA babies! #tda #tsc

The image below is one she previously shared here. I'm looking forward to seeing the full poster. 


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