
A HYBRID BIBLIOMANIAC
A record of my time travelling adventures
My name is Mia and the reason I chose to call myself a hybrid bibliomaniac is because I'm the product of an Indian dad and a Filipina mom. I also have an incessant need to splurge money that I don't always have on secondhand books no matter how many I already have.
Review: Nine Parts of Desire (The Hidden World of Islamic Women) by Geraldine Brooks
Goodreads rating: 4.04/5 My rating: 4/5 Geraldine Brooks was a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and 'Nine Parts of...
The Other Half of Hapiness (Sofia Khan #2) by Ayisha Malik
Goodreads rating: 3.51/5 My rating: 3.5/5 'The Other Half of Hapiness' is the story of Sofia's complicated married life. Having to deal...
Review: Sofia Khan is NOT Obliged by Ayisha Malik
Goodreads rating: 3.82/5 My rating: 4/5 Sofia Khan is a hijabi publicist living in London who, like every other Desi girl, is being asked...
Review: Psychology from the Islamic Perspective by Dr. Aisha Utz
Goodreads rating: 4/5 My rating: 4/5 'Psychology from the Islamic Perspective' is Dr. Aisha Utz's effort to explain the true nature of...
Have a little faith
As the imam recited the call for maghrib prayer, his echo ricocheted off the empty mosque walls. If the walls could think, it would...
Review: After The Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split by Lesley Hazleton
Goodreads rating: 4.08/5 My rating: 4.08/5 After the Prophet is a narrative history focused on the events around and after the death of...
Review: The Next Person You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
Goodreads rating: 4.30/5 My rating: 4/5 'The Next Person You Meet In Heaven' encompasses Annie's story, she is the girl that Eddie - the...
Review: Neulan by Thazleena Moidu
Goodreads rating: 4.82/5 My rating: 3.4/5 Neulan is about Alexcy, who is on a quest to find her father that has gone missing without an...
Review: The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks
Goodreads rating: 3.93/5 My rating: 4.9/5 "The Best of Me" by Nicholas Sparks is the love story of Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole, two...
KitKat time
In case you're not familiar with Kitkat's slogan, it is, "Have a break, have a KitKat!" That's exactly what I've been doing, taking a...
Review: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Goodreads rating: 3.82/5 My rating: 3.9/5 Never let me go by Kazuo Ishiguro is an account of events from childhood to adulthood of the...
Review: Asking for it by Louise O'Neill
Goodreads rating: 4.01/5 My rating: 2.9/5 Asking for it by Louise O'Neill is a story about a beautiful and popular girl named Emma whose...
Review: Tell me your dreams by Sidney Sheldon
Goodreads rating: 3.95/5 My rating: 4.85/5 'Tell me your dreams' by Sidney Sheldon is about mental health, a unique kind of serial...
Review: Moving by Jenny Eclair
Goodreads rating: 4.02/5 My rating: 3.5/5 You know that essay that had to be 2500 words when you only had 200 words to actually write on...
Review: Under rose-tainted skies by Louise Gornall
Goodreads rating: 4.03/5 My rating: 4.2/5 'Under rose-tainted skies' is about Norah, a seventeen year old girl who suffers with...
I'm craving some interaction
Yello! After my first blog post, I realized that only people with a wixsite account could comment and I can't even respond directly to a...
Why I'm here and what to expect
Hi there! This might be one of the most boring posts you'll see here but I just wanted to explain what I plan to do with this space. I...

















