![]() She refuses his proposal, until she meets him in Chennai, many years later, where she has come to stay having had differences with her mother. Yamuna at this point, neither loves Babu erotically or romantically. ![]() In the meantime, Babu, the central character in the book finds himself infatuated with Yamuna and although, he is much younger than her, wishes to marry her. But alas! No willing suitors for Ms Yamuna. Yamuna’s mother, who is of Maharashtrian origin, is anxious to see her daughter married. Proposals coming her way have all failed because she is the child of the second wife of a wealthy landlord in Tanjavur. The book is set at a time when Babu is a grown up man and has come to Kumbakonam to study, where Yamuna too lives with her mother. She has known Babu from his childhood days. Yamuna, many years older than the protagonist Babu, is much beyond her marital years. In the highly acclaimed romance between Babu and Yamuna, in his immortal book “Mohamul”, you will encounter two characters who are enmeshed in a “ romance, with a difference. Thus, some characters in his stories remain with you forever, whether you identify with them or you are torn by your anxiety to see them in a different light. He passionately creates women who are bold, perhaps too bold for their times. He is also passionate about creating characters in his books who challenge the norms laid down by society. T Janakiraman is passionate about the Cauvery river passing by Kumbakonam. “Whatever sins you have committed elsewhere, gets purified if you go to Banaras and whatever sins you have committed in Banaras, gets purified, if you go to Kumbakonam”. Friends with ARCs | The Blood Spell + The Beast's.Book Review: Devil's Daughter (+Giveaway).Alexa's Adventures #14 | Book Events, Dessert Date.Friends with ARCs | Bloodleaf + Girls with Sharp S.Girls with Sharp Sticksby Suzanne Young | Publisher: Simon Pulse | Publication Date: Ma| Source: ARC received from the publisher (Thank you!) Charmed is a show I particularly loved because it's about three sisters (well, four) who discover that they're witches and have to deal with the consequences of that Dollhouse was a show that just blew me away with the clever (and creepy) concept and I binged it when it was first introduced to me. What is your favorite female-led film or TV show? Honestly, it's a tie between Charmed and Dollhouse, both shows that I rarely ever talk about and that I actually haven't rewatched in ages. ![]() Girls with Sharp Sticks was a pleasantly surprising and entertaining reading experience (and it wouldn’t overly shock me if it hit my favorites list at the end of 2019). I’m so pleased we ended up choosing this one for Friends with ARCs, both for the fact that it ended up being an excellent read and so that I had someone to discuss it with once I finished. But, most of all, I just could not stop reading because of the plot! The story unfolds (with great pacing), and I found it compelling and well-plotted. I also really enjoyed getting to know the girls at Innovations Academy, eventually coming to really root for them and care about the outcome of their discoveries. I was impressed with Young’s atmospheric setting, from the physicality of the locations to the details of this school to the general mood of this novel. After I turned the very last page, I immediately had to text Rachel and discuss this story and how much it had surprised me – in a good way! And honestly, I still am not over how much I ended up loving Girls with Sharp Sticks. I went into Girls with Sharp Sticks with zero expectations and minimal knowledge about the story, which I personally feel is the best way to experience this read. Even though Bloodleaf does play with the typical YA fantasy tropes and leans towards predictability in that sense as well, I still found it fun on the whole and will certainly be keeping an eye out for book two. I was really swept up in the story and enjoyed the characters overall (though I did feel like a couple of relationships weren’t quite as well-executed as I’d have liked). While Smith kept enough of the details recognizable for anyone familiar with the source material, she added enough elements (particularly the magic) to make it uniquely her own. ![]() Imagine my surprise upon learning from Rachel that it is inspired by The Goose Girl fairytale, which also inspired another novel that I recently read and loved! You’d think that being familiar with the characters and general plot details would deter me from enjoying this novel as much as I did, but that wasn’t the case at all. I honestly didn’t know anything about Bloodleaf before I picked it up, other than that it was a YA fantasy and involved blood magic in some fashion.
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