Merry Christmas (Snigdha’s version)

Hey everybody!

Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate it! 🎄 I hope you’re having an awesome time! :))

Like Kaashvi, I don’t celebrate Christmas as well, but DAMN THE CHRISTMAS TREES ARE PRETTY. especially the fairy lights. Someone gift me something. (Preferably a book. Email me for further details.)

Reading Update: I’m reading 1984 by George Orwell!! I started reading it on 19th December, and am only 80 pages into it, but I’ll be damned if it isn’t interesting.

Life update: I’m learning Swedish on Duolingo! The pronunciations are lowkey hell. 😐

What are your ambitions and resolutions for 2023?

have fun this holiday season! (Eat. Sleep. Read. Watch Wednesday on Netflix and let me know how it is.)

Snigdha ❤

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HELLO I AM BACK (yet again)

Hi and welcome back! :))

First of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAZEL!

Secondly, I am so so so so sorry for disappearing like that for two whole months! School is really taking its toll on me ugh. (Please say you missed me lol)

Anyway, I’ve been up to a lot of stuff.

All the books I read were pretty awesome reads!

The Song of Achilles: I am beautifully traumatised. Madeline Miller has destroyed every reader. But also this was one of the best books I’ve read this year. SO MUCH DRAMA AND LOVE AND POLITICS. And also Greek mythology. It really is my type of book.

9 From The 9 Worlds: Thor is stupid. I’m sorry for putting it so rudely, and I’m probably going to get electrocuted or something, but he is. And also the bit where Alex says they miss Magnus? I died of a cuteness overdose. This book was a really fun read.

Trials of Apollo and the Tower of Nero: Tower of Nero was one of those books where you’re hopelessly in love with the book and you’re also reluctant to finish it because it means you can’t go into the same world again where the plot is new to you. (even though The Sun and The Star is coming out next year.) Rick has torn out my heart and trampled all over it. That is all I will say. Otherwise I will start crying.

Daughter of Deep: Woah, I did NOT expect the plot twist. And also Indian representation!! :)) And periods acknowledgment!! I’m not much of a sci-fi person, but this book hooked me to every word written. I can’t pretend to understand all the technology stuff, but it sure did seem very very smart.

Also, feel free to check out my Goodreads account: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/154343248-snigdha

1. Hands Up High by various artists
2. Happier Than Ever by Billie Eilish
3. Therefore I Am by Billie Eilish
4. Lavender Haze by Taylor Swift
5. The Most Beautiful Boy – Felsmann + Tiley Reinterpretation by The Irrepressibles and Felsmann + Tiley

According to my Spotify Wrapped, my Listening Personality is The Devotee. The other bit of my Listening Personality is FNLU: Familiarity, Newness, Loyalty, Uniqueness.

That’s all for right now!

Snigdha

HP characters: As I see them

Hi everyone!

I got an idea from Selina for making book/media characters on character makers from one of her posts.

I used makowka character maker and will be making characters from Harry Potter. I’ll do Percy Jackson next, I think. Anyway, let’s get on with the post!

The Golden Trio:

Harry Potter:

Ron Weasley:

Hermione Granger:

Next, Draco Malfoy:

Then, fuelling my obsession, The (teenage) Marauders:

James Potter

Sirius Black:

Remus Lupin:

Lily Evans:

What fandom characters should I do next? Give your suggestions in the comments!

Snigdha

HELLO I’M BACK I READ A LOT OF NEW BOOKS

Hi everybody!

Sorry for writing after so long!!! I had forgotten that my regular workday schedule could be so busy. I had literally forgotten where the ‘Write’ button was. *embarrassment*

And also, Happy Dussehra to all those who celebrate it!

I managed to devour about a lot of books since exam preparation time, considering I was under strict instructions to focus on studies from my mother.

I read:

Truly Devious (3.5 stars out of 5): I have mixed feelings about this book. When I issued it, my friend, SH, was all “OH MY GOD YOU ISSUED IT I WANT TO READ IT SO BAD IT’S MY FAVOURITE BOOKTUBER’S FAVOURITE BOOK”, so naturally I went in with a lot of expectations. To be honest, this book let me down a bit, because it wasn’t as exciting as my friend had said it would be. I mean, there was a lot of drama, but stevie seemed a bit, idk, hollow? she didn’t have much personality outside mysteries? same for other students at ellingham. they were a bit boring. But at the same time, it had some unexpected twists and turns, which made it better, i guess.

Trials of Apollo and The Burning Maze (4.5 stars out of 5): This book kept me on my toes from start to beginning. One thing that I loved about this book was that Grover played a huge role, and he’s one of my favourite characters in the entire Riordanverse. Also, 🚨*SPOILER ALERT*🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨JASON’S DEATH? I MEAN, I ALREADY KNEW HE WAS GOING TO DIE, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN THAT I DIDN’T GET A HARD PUCH IN THE GUT WHEN I READ THE SCENE. and when leo cried, i started crying, which is a big deal for me, because only 4 books have made me cry in my entire reading career till now. (Order of the Phoenix, House of Hades, Blood of Olympus, and Burning Maze). *SPOILER OVER* This book brought me both sorrow and joy.

Aru Shah and the End of Time (4 stars out of 5): Speaking as somebody who’s grown up hearing stories from Hindu mythology, this book was a cool twist to all the demons and the gods and the beings I’ve heard of. It has its own plot twists that I couldn’t have seen coming. One thing about this book, though, was that maybe it would have left somebody who’s unfamiliar with Hindu myths feeling a bit confused.

Camp Half-Blood Confidential (5 stars out of 5): NICO SINGS IN THIS BOOK. DO I NEED TO EXPLAIN MYSELF FURTHER AS TO WHY I GAVE IT FIVE STARS? Also it basically made me revise all of Camp Half-Blood. So that’s cool as well. To be honest, I got so much nostalgia reading this book. BUT THE HIGHLIGHT IS NICO SINGING.

Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor (5 stars out of 5): I wanted to read this book so bad, because of Alex Fierro. Needless to say, it met my expectations. The plot in itself was so awesome that it kept me hooked on from start to beginning. AND ALSO I’M IN LOVE WITH ALEX. BEST. CHARACTER. EVER. 🚨SPOILER ALERT 🚨 LOKI GETTING FREED FROM HIS CHAINS. WHAT THE HELL? DID NOT SEE THAT COMING. SAMIRAH NEARLY GETTING MARRIED? WHAT. WE ALL KNEW HEARTH’S FAMILY WAS CRAP, BUT THEM BEING THIS BAD? NO. WHY. WHAT IS GOING ON YOUR MIND, RICK.🚨SPOILER ALERT OVER 🚨

Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead (4.5 stars out of 5): I expected more, but it didn’t let me down. PERCY HAS A CAMEO. DO I NEED TO JUSTIFY MYSELF FOR GIVING IT 4.5? Also, Magnus’ sarcasm in this book is at an all time high. I live for Magnus’ sarcasm. This book also gives closure on Hearthstone’s family, which is so bittersweet when you take a look at what Mr. Alderman has become. And we get to know about the mystery that is Mallory Keen. You wouldn’t see it coming. AND ALEX AND MAGNUS. OH MY GOD. *faints* This book is a lot more than what I’ve written, but these are my favourite parts.

I started reading Catching Fire but there were 8 PAGES MISSING FROM THE BOOK. 8 FULL PAGES. And I’m currently reading Daughter of Empire: Life as a Mountbatten. I know, it sounds boring, but it isn’t. I’ll be reading the Song of Achilles next and then Atlantis Rising. I’m so excited ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Well, that’s it! It was great writing after such a long time.

Bye! If you’ve read some great books, let me know their names in the comments. PLEASE. I AM DYING FOR NEW BOOKS.

Another Trip Around The Sun (FOR ME)

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY SH!!!

The Story Side Of Life

It’s my birthday todayyyy!!!!!! I had the most amazing, wonderful day thanks to my amazing friends who made me feel special and cared for today (including Kaashvi and Snigdha from Admist). It was absolutely wonderful and I couldn’t have wished for anything more.

Since, it’s my birthday, I decided to do something special. I have been thinking of getting back in writing stories and all for a while now and, what better time than the present? (lol no i waited for my bday)

I have decided on 5 writing prompts (some I found on the internet, some not) and will be writing stories based off of them. Some of the prompts are proper prompts, some are dialogue prompts, others are just one-liner story bases and some are just story titles (idk but titles of stories and songs inspire me a lot). The order in which I’ll be attempting the prompts…

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Six Word Story #18

Happy Independence Day to all fellow Indians!

Quirky Pages

Keeping with the theme of 15th August, here’s a six word story:

Cheers to India’s freedom and glory!

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A very Happy Independence Day to my fellow Indians 🇮🇳🤩. It’s been 75 years of independence for our nation, and I feel so lucky to be a part of this country. I hope India gets all kinds of success in the coming years, and its citizens bloom and bring pride to our motherland!

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My TBR

Hi everybody!

There are many things that are full after my birthday: my heart, my capacity to eat cake and the best of all… my TBR!

I have a bunch of books on my list, but I can’t read any of the right now, because EXAMS. (I can’t read new books during exam preparation and exams. 😭😭)

But my TBR is one of the things to look forward to after exams.

My TBR is:

1. The Song of Achilles
2. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
3. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
4. Let’s Go Time Travelling Again
5. Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor
6. Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead
7. Camp Half-Blood Confidential
8. Atlantis Rising
9. The Canterville Ghost
10. Daughter of Empire: My Life as a Mountbatten
11. Pashmina (Graphic Novel)
12. Aru Shah and the End of Time
13. Time Travel Diaries
14. Romeo and Juliet (Graphic Novel)

WOW I’M SO HAPPY THERE ARE SO MANY BOOKS IN MY TBR!

Keep reading!

Cheers,
Snigdha

(wow this was a short post.)

I’m still here and a part of the blog!

Hi everybody!

Sorry for not writing since more two months… 😬

I’ve had a lot going on. So we’ll catch up on that, first.

My summer vacations ended on 14th July. During my holidays, I went to a few places in South India! It was super fun. Then I got a library membership on 27th June. So, so happy with that. And school started all too quickly…

But I read a lot of books during my holidays! Here are the reviews of some:

1. Faces in the Water: A book on female infanticide in India. Ranjit Lal wrote on a highly repressed topic of Indian society with great sensitivity. Definitely worth a read. ⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑/⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑

2. Karna’s Wife: This book is told from the point of view of the Mahabharata (an epic from Hindu mythology) character’s Karna’s wife, Uruvi. To be honest, I never thought I would read such a book. The author, Kavita Kané, executed the idea perfectly. ⭑⭑⭑⭑⭒/⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑

3. One of Us is Lying: If I had to sum up the book in one adjective, it would be: mind-blowing. The characters are cliché, but the unusual thing is that Karen McManus did is openly acknowledge it. And made it a bit more unique for me. And the ending left my jaw hanging. If you haven’t read it, you definitely should. ⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑/⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑

4. The Bone Sparrow: This book tackled a topic I’ve never read about: the lives of refugees in camps. The special thing: It was told from the perspective of a nine-year-old child named Subhi. Zara Fraillon gracefully fuses the two different lives of Jimmy and Subhi into one beautiful and crazy adventure. ⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑/⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑

5. The Hunger Games: OH. MY. GODS. I AM ABSOLUTELY MINDBLOWN. This book beautifully describes every single place Katniss is in, what she’s wearing and what she observes. And the storyline, oh my gods. I got absolutely addicted to this book. So much that I stayed up till 1:45 a.m. finishing it. That might not seem much to you, but it is a lot for me. 😀

Since my birthday was yesterday I got a ton of books:

1. The Trials of Apollo and the Burning Maze
2. The Canterville Ghost
3. Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor
4. Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead
5. Atlantis Rising
6. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

And I’ll be getting a bunch more:

1. Camp Half-Blood Confidential
2. The Trials of Apollo and the Dark Prophecy
3. The Trials of Apollo and the Tower of Nero
4. The Song of Achilles
5. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

I am soooo excited to read all of them!!

I’m so glad I finally wrote!

Cheers,
Snigdha

HOW is it one year since Admist was founded?

Here’s my take on our 1-year blogversary.

From perspectives of fairy tale characters to haikus, it’s been one hell of a journey.

My current stats are:

60 posts (61 if you count this) · 210+ likes · 82 followers (including email followers)

It just seems yesterday that Kaashvi texted me on Google Chat on 26th May last year, that

*glares at Kaashvi for spelling errors*

But anyway, I accepted. Kaashvi uploaded my first ever post, Goldilocks and the Three Bears. And the next day, The Three Little Pigs. And then I got an idea: a perspective from a supposedly negative character. And that’s how Draco’s Diary was born. I, however, abandoned the project because of the increase in schoolwork. Then I dabbled in a little bit of art.

And then, I READ LITTLE WOMEN!!!!! And I created a story, The March Sisters. It’s my favourite story till now.

Stats shot up like crazy when Kaashvi’s interview with Gelina was posted on Gelina’s blog! It was terrific getting so much appreciation.

And then, well you guys know what I’ve been posting. Haikus, Books Worth Reading, a book review, interviews with fictional characters (Voldemort’s remains a favourite 😂), Harry Potter and Percy Jackson stuff, among other things.

It’s been an incredible journey, and I wish it will go on forever! 🙂

(WAIT, that sounds like I’m going away, but I am not. I repeat, I am NOT.)

Thank you, everyone!

Snigdha

Top 100 Songs (according to me)

For all the music lovers out there!

The Story Side Of Life

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Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies.

Edward Bulwer Lytton

Music. After the pandemic, music has become a bigger part of me then I could ever imagine. Honestly, bands like My Chemical Romance, One Direction, 5 Seconds Of Summer, singers like Machine Gun Kelly and like a million other bands/singers mean so, so much to me. I just think that it’s so amazing that when you can’t deal with the emotions, and the emotion is just flooding inside of you and you feel like no one around you could relate to it, I bet there’s a song that could. Maybe that’s just me or maybe there are other people who feel the same way, but anyway here’s a 100 songs that I think are one of the best ones out there. If you happen to hear…

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