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Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson
As an OG lover of the anime movie Your Name ever since I was 13, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson was everything I could have hoped for and more. From the moment I picked it up, I could tell this book was going to scratch a very specific itch in my fantasy loving brain. It has that quiet, emotional, slightly surreal vibe that makes stories linger with you long after you finish them. At its core, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter is a standalone fantasy abou
Muskan Seth
Jan 192 min read


My Best Historical Fiction Read of 2025: The Wolf Den Series by Elodie Harper
I am, quite literally, one of the biggest lovers of ancient Greek and Roman mythology. I love the myths, the history, the everyday lives of people who lived in those worlds, not just the emperors and heroes but the ordinary people who rarely get to be the focus of stories. I even ended up doing a minor in Classics at the University of Toronto. I technically had enough courses to complete it, but I never officially declared it because I did not really need it on my transcript.
Muskan Seth
Jan 83 min read


2025 End of Year Wrap Up
Hi guys, I know it has been a while since I last posted, and I’m sorry about that. I kind of disappeared, but only because I was busy doing the most important thing, which was reading. A lot. I’m heading into 2026 feeling genuinely excited to post more regularly, be more interactive, and just talk about books in a way that feels fun again. But before we move forward, let’s wrap up 2025 because it was a really solid reading year. The Stats Let’s start with the numbers, because
Muskan Seth
Jan 54 min read


The Hollow Descent of Katabasis
R.F. Kuang has built her reputation on ambitious, politically charged novels. The Poppy War confronted empire and violence; Babel...
Muskan Seth
Sep 30, 20253 min read


Review: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is a book that feels both visionary and uneven. Written in 1968, it tackles ideas...
Muskan Seth
Sep 11, 20252 min read


A Little Life – When Suffering is Mistaken for Depth
When I first picked up A Little Life , I believed the description on the back of the book. It promised a sweeping story about four...
Muskan Seth
Sep 8, 20252 min read


When Art Becomes Obligation: How the Publishing Machine is Failing Our Favourite Authors
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab was one of my most anticipated reads this year—and it ended up being one of the...
Muskan Seth
Jul 29, 20252 min read


How Do You Even Rate a Book? (Because I Honestly Don’t Know Anymore)
If you asked 100 readers how they rate the books they read, I’m willing to bet that most of them would give you a pretty standard answer....
Muskan Seth
Jul 3, 20252 min read


Lightning McQueen’s Pit Crew: A Book Club for Readers Who Like to Zoom
Inspired by the chaotic charm of Cars and the magic of stories, Lightning McQueen’s Pit Crew is a global book club built for readers...
Muskan Seth
Jun 27, 20252 min read


Books Are Great, But They Don’t Text Back
This post is a little different from my usual bookish ramblings, but I have a feeling it might hit home for more than a few of you. So...
Muskan Seth
Jun 27, 20253 min read


Book of the Month: Masters of Death By Olivie Blake
What do you get when you mix a vampire real estate agent, a ghost with unresolved issues, and Death’s godson who may or may not be a...
Muskan Seth
Jun 23, 20252 min read


Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag
Hello everyone and welcome to my first ever blog post. Today marks a historic moment in my reading journey as I finally put effort into...
Muskan Seth
Jun 23, 20255 min read
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