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books:

• the aru shah series by roshini chokshi

• babel, or the necessity of violence by r.f.kuang

• eleanor oliphant is completely fine by gail honeyman

• the secret history by donna tartt

• how to kill your family by bella mackie

• the atlas six by olivie blake

• s.t.a.g.s series by m.a bennett

• a magic steeped in poison and a venom dark and sweet by judy i. lin

• yellowface by r.f kuang

• kiranmala and the kingdom beyond by sayantani dasgupta

• force of fire by sayantani dasgupta

• bbc ghosts: the button house archives

• this book kills by ravena guron

• ghosts, monsters and demons of india by rakesh khanna and j. furgifer bhairav

• knightley and son by rohan gavin

• knightley and son: k9 by rohan gavin

• the ivory key by akshaya raman

• love frankie by jacqueline wilson

• ace of spades by faridah àbíké-Íyímídé

• 18 days by grant morrison

• if we were villains by m.l rio

• the adventures of amina al sirafi by shannon chakraborty

• the mahabharata (condensed)

series:

• the witcher

• she-ra and the princesses of power

• heaven official’s blessings (season one)

• the untamed

• ackley bridge

• the boys

• monster (anime)

• violet evergarden (anime)

• bbc ghosts

• bbc merlin

• alrawabi school for girls

• lucifer

• the haunting of hill house

• the haunting of bly manor

• midnight mass

• the fall of the house of usher

•the midnight club

• good omens

• castlevania

• castlevania nocturne

• the umbrella academy

• a series of unfortunate events

• a suitable boy

• arcane: league of legends

•skins (first two seasons only)

• blue eye samurai

• shadow and bone

• community

• bojack horseman

• my little pony: friendship is magic

• the dragon prince

• the legend of vox machina

• this is going to hurt

• twilight of the gods

• kaos

• dungeon meshi (anime)

movies:

too many to name but my blog makes it obvious what movies i really like, but some i probably haven’t mentioned a lot are:

• gangubai kathiawadi

• khabi kushi khabi gham

• 3 idiots

• sir gawain and the green knight

• cobalt blue

• get out

• kaathal: the core

• kumbalangi nights

• bangalore days

• spiderman: into the spiderverse

• spiderman: across the spiderverse

• victoria and abdul

• monkey man

•bahubali 1 and 2

• aadu jeevitham

i’m sure i’ll remember more that i haven’t put on here so 👌

any suggestions for shows, books, anything like that would be really appreciated. it is my agenda to at least dip my toes in the shallow end of every fandom i can reach.

if you see anything you have watched or read on the lists, yay! it’s nice to know other people are nerding over these things as well.

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i have just finished if we were villains by m.l rio, another dark academia book crossed off my list, and all i have to ask is it’s always a guy called richard isn’t it?

joking aside, this book left me open-mouthed by the end. while early into the book, me and my friend had been theorizing about who the murderer could be and had guessed james, it did not play out like how i had expected at all, and the ending was absolutely heart-stopping. james was the best character by far, meredith coming at a close second, and the hope ignited in me by the last lines of the book will keep me going for the next few weeks.

as an amateur shakespeare enthusiast, this book drew me in further into his otherworldly kingdom of love, despair, betrayal and hatred all while warning me of taking it too far, which stings like a bitter aftertaste in the back of my throat. a deliciously thrilling book delving into the the cult of the dellecher classical conservatory and of the masked players who reside there, forever acting in roles they do not want to be in, i rate this book a 8.5/10

nowadays i mostly read dark academia, fantasy and books related to hinduism (so novels like the secret history and the aru shah series). i usually prefer romance as a subplot of a story but i wouldn’t be opposed to recommendations (enemies/rivals to lovers is a particular favorite of mine) :3

yes, i have! me and my mother went to see it while it was releasing in theaters and we had so much fun. while a romcom wouldn’t be my first choice if i had to pick a genre i am interested in, this movie brought a youthful charm and liveliness to it that made me laugh. it brilliantly captured the essence of a romantic comedy, where you cared about the characters’ happiness but it wasn’t so serious that the comedy didn’t fit in with the tone. definitely a must watch (also amal and sachin’s friendship is so adorable and loving, both are iconic to me now).

(apologies for not posting anything in the last month or so, life happened and my motivation has reached a dry pit. i hope to continue sharing my thoughts but for now, i bid you adieu!)