July has been a month for comfort reads. Cozy books, where nothing really bad happens. I’ve had enough of grief and loss, death and despair in real life, with the passing of my beloved cat, Loki at the start of the month. I couldn’t bear it in my fiction too. So I wrapped myself up […]| Modern Gypsy
From the back cover: A village is haunted by an insidious spirit tiger. A bee sting reminds a Nocte boy of his brother’s beheading and transforms him into a deadly headhunter. A Donyi-Polo priest must continue practising his animistic rituals to preserve the fading vestiges of his indigenous religion. The curse of a high priest […]| Modern Gypsy
February has been brutal on the health front. The husband and I took turns with the viral, and just as we recovered, I came down with an allergic cough from hell. All the momentum I had gained in January came to a crashing halt. All the projects I had lined up for this month went […]| Modern Gypsy
It’s a brand new year, so let’s talk goals! I usually set a reading goal on Goodreads — my goal for this year is 40 books. It’s been set at 40 books since a couple of years, actually, even though I usually end up reading a lot more than that. This year, I thought I’d […]| Modern Gypsy
December has been a stellar reading month. I look at my Notion books tracker in amazement, counting and re-counting the number of books I’ve read. 8 books, a 9th in progress, and a 10th almost finished. By the time the month, and the year, ends, I would have read 10 books during the month! Even […]| Modern Gypsy
Read more, read widely in 2025! It’s time for an all-new edition of the Book Bingo reading challenge! This reader favorite is back for a sixth consecutive year, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be part of your reading journey once again! Read on for all the details. The Book Bingo 2025 reading challenge There are […]| Modern Gypsy
The ultimate guide to the best reading tracker apps and tools to track your reading goals; and tips on choosing the right-for-you system.| Modern Gypsy
November’s been a month filled with the love and warmth of family, the excitement and joy of traveling, and a few stolen moments of quiet squeezed in between all the comings and goings. Through it all, I’ve had my Kindle tucked into my bag, firing it up during train and car rides, sneaking in a […]| Modern Gypsy
A book review and analysis of the major themes in We Are All Ghosts In The Forest by Lorraine Wilson, a post-apocalyptic dystopian novel| Modern Gypsy
I seem to be on a somewhat slower reading trend this year. Once again, I read just 4 books this month, 2 of which corresponded to Book Bingo prompts. But most of them were very interesting. This month’s book selections took me across the US and France in the 1990s, on a road trip in […]| Modern Gypsy
Join me for the 2024 Book Bingo reading challenge! Get all the details + prompts for this reading challenge, and let's read more widely in 2024!| Modern Gypsy