Inane Murtaza

Photo Courtesy : Kajree G February had been quite a sluggish month for me as I was not able to catch up much on my reading due to my travel plans. Though I did manage to complete this one, as I had heard quite a lot about this one on my Instagram Profile. Though I had intended to start this a few months back, I was warned against reading this without reading the original Grishaverse Trilogy. Since, I could not get my hands on the original Grishaverse trilogy, I finally decided to start this one and here is my take on the first part of this Duology. Blurb : Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price–and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone… A convict with a thirst for revenge. A sharpshooter who can’t walk away from a wager. A runaway with a privileged past. A spy known as the ...

After hearing quite a lot about Leigh Bardugo on my bibliophile communities, I finally decided to pick up this one from my treasure. Being an ardent Potterhead, I was a bit reluctant to involve myself in another magical world since I felt that there is nothing whatsoever that would be able to create the magic of J K Rowling. Leigh Bardugo's World of the Grisha was first introduced in Shadow and Bone Trilogy and with Languange of Thrones, a set of short stories set in the sam world, Leigh Bardugo has just started expanding her kingdom. Blurb: Travel to a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread golems, where a young mermaid's voice can summon deadly storms and where a river might do a lovestruck boy's bidding but only for a terrible price. What's good with the book: 1. First and foremost, before I even talk about the story, the book has beautiful illustrations for each of the stories. The ...