Author: Sekar Writes
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Review: Whistler
Daphne reunites with the stepfather she lost 45 years ago. A warm story of memory, second chances, and loving someone as their time runs out.
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Review: She Who Remains
To escape an arranged marriage, a young woman gives up her womanhood to live as a man. She Who Remains is heartbreaking and poetic.
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Review: The Calamity Club
The Calamity Club, a story of an orphaned girl, a bookkeeper, and a woman with secrets form an unlikely alliance during the Great Depression.
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Review:This Book Made Me Think of You
A widow receives a book each month, gifts her late husband arranged before he died. A story about grief, love, and learning to live again.
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Review: The Bright Years
The Bright Years looks like a sweet love story at first, but it hides addiction, secrets, and a family falling apart underneath.
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Helsinki Isn’t Boring, It’s Niche
Helsinki won’t win you over on landmarks. It wins on depth: bookshops, design at its origin, and hobby groups for specific interests.
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My Balcony Garden Deepened My Cooking Knowledge
I grew basil, chilli, and tomatoes on my balcony this year. What I learned in the kitchen surprised me more than the garden did.
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Review: Same Time Next Week?
Same Time Next Week looks at anxiety in a world of curated calm and self-optimisation, and what social media and AI are doing to how we cope.
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Balcony Garden Update: Ripe Tomatoes, Confusing Chilies
My tomatoes finally ripened, and I cooked my first meals with them. My chilies, though, are changing color in a way that still puzzles me.
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July Reading Recap: The Slump, The Retreat, and Everything Else
This month my reading dropped lower than it has all year. Here’s what pulled me away from books, and the library retreat that brought me back.
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Review: On Earth as it is Beneath
On Earth As It Is Beneath is set in a Brazilian prison built on hidden bones, where inmates are hunted each month in a brutal survival ritual.
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Review: Demon Copperhead
Demon Copperhead, forced to grow up too fast amid poverty, addiction, and a broken foster system. A rich retelling of a Dickens classic.
