Warriors of Mirral #1

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧

Warriors of Mirral #1

Author : Katrina Zari

Pages : 339

Summary :

What if one day, your whole life changes when you are told that are not from this world you've known, but are actually a Princess from a kingdom located in a different world called Mirral?

What if you learn that in the world you are from, some people have special powers?

What if you fall in love with the one who came to bring you back to your kingdom?

What if no matter how much power you possess, what you want most is the one thing you cannot have? 

Review:

The book is fast paced and plot driven, it delivers high action, good humor, and engaging characters. The whole fantasy (Parallel) world was intriguing & new, which isn't easy to do these days, the author kept the world in ancient times, without technology and all. Author created a Kingdom in a parallel world along with its loyal people makes this book a relaxing read, without having to doubt their own kind. 

The plotline is interesting and Original. It kept you wanting more with all its romances. Alissa is a normal girl or so she thinks thrown into a world that she didn't know existed until she was abducted by a man, who knows magic and rescued by another person who happened to fight well. She realizes nothing in her life is as it seems. Elgard, explains everything about his world and asked her to come with him as their kingdom needs a queen now. She doesn't know that she's the princess of Nordern. She is forced to learn about herself and a part of the world she never knew existed, when those secrets come out and you can no longer put the book down. The book was pretty action packed and addictive. 

The characters are deep and complex, even the side characters had a lot of thought put into them. I like the characters very much especially the strong headed Alissa and Elgard, the hand. They are all strong yet fallible and very believable. Alissa capable of doing everything for herself and super strong without depending on anyone. She was just a real person who trains herself well. The dialogues were good, my opinion of the characters shifted throughout, and I couldn't put it down. The mystery is intriguing and the plot will keep you going. This book is great for all fantasy/adventure readers

The reader will be left begging for more at the end. All the characters are very likeable I've been totally into reading magical themed books lately. I really enjoyed this one. Plenty of angst, action, drama and witty remarks. Great story, but I felt that the plot was a little rushed and that there could've been more to it.

Rating : 8.5/10

Q/ A Session #1

Question/ Answer Session with M.H.Cali

Q : Please Introduce Yourself, 

A:

I am M.H. Cali. Writing has always been my creative outlet for as long as I can remember. I’m a neuroscientist by trade, but decided to pursue where my writing could take me and share my stories. If they are fun to write for me, maybe they can also connect with other people! 

The world around us, the people inhabiting it, the events unfolding, nature, science, music, art, are all incredible sources of inspiration for me. Sometimes tales take hold in my brain and when they do, I sit down to write them. I have to. I write character-driven suspenses, thrillers, mysteries, action, and sci-fi stories that mostly always have a romance aspect to them (and spice!) because I love exploring the intensities as well as complexities of human relationships.

1. What helped you or motivates you to write your recently released book Entropy series? 

Honestly, the whole Entropy plot just formed in my mind slowly and as I mentioned previously; I had to write it. If I had to pinpoint a reason why, I would say that it was probably inspired by how I feel about society and where we are all going as humans somehow. Everything seems interconnected in our world nowadays, everything goes fast, everyone wants to become someone and fit some kind of ideal of success. But in the end of this never ending race, the human connections we made along the way are the most precious things. 

2. Who's your favorite character in your book? 

It’s like asking a parent to pick a favorite child! That’s not fair! In all transparency, I love them all, and I’m not even kidding saying that. They are all incredible for different reasons. Lucas for his constant desire to do better despite his stubbornness, Raven for her fierceness and standing tall to stay true to her ideals, Jun for being such a badass entrepreneur who everyone would love on their side, Mark for just being the voice of reason and such a good friend, Felipe with all his flaws and erratic behavior, and I could continue on and on haha. They were all super fun to write!

3. Does anyone close to you read your book? What's their thought? 

Yes. Some of my close friends and besties did. I was terrified while they were reading it because I sometimes second-guess my writing, and I know they’ll always be honest with me. We have a clear no bs policy. But they loved it, and I was genuinely honored they did. It meant the world.

4. What book did you grow up reading? 

I grew up reading a lot of different genres. From comics to novels, and I do think it forged the writer I am today who tackles both. I love sequential storytelling as much as I love prose. In my teens I read a lot of murder mysteries, romances, and sci-fi along with graphic novels and quickly expanded my horizons from there. In my adult life now I read whatever sounds appealing to me when I read the synopsis whether it’s horror, romance, fantasy, thriller, anything. To me, a good story is a good story no matter the genre.

5. After reading your book, I'm thrilled to share this thought with you, Raven absolutely felt real for me. What's your experience creating such a character? 

First off, thank you! I’m glad you found Raven real. I would say that she’s as real as it gets to me as well. I don’t know exactly how my brain creates characters, I’ve never analyzed it. They are never inspired from someone specific, but I always strive to have them be as close to human complexities as they can get.

6. As an author, do you ever feel like giving up? 

It can get tough out there, but I always remind myself that I write stories and scripts that I love. That I connect to. The fact that it can also potentially connect with other people is the cherry on top. I couldn’t stop writing if I wanted to because it’s an integral part of me. Sometimes I have ideas, sometimes I don’t and I won’t force an idea. So I stay true to myself and take it one day at a time.

7. How long have you been writing, how much time it took for you to create such a heartwarming story? 

Thank you again for the kind words about my writing, and my stories. I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. For as long as I have been able to at least. First poems and then short stories, and etc. Creating the Entropy Series from idea to developing it fully to have the blueprint of it took not very long, maybe two weeks. I’m now finalizing writing the third and final book of it. By the time I’m done writing that one it will have been about a year and a half writing that series. That’s usually what it takes me to write a series. Scripts way shorter than that, and standalones between six to eight months.

8. How did you come up with the book title? 

In any of my works, the book title has a broad meaning, but also a finer one within the story itself. Balancing Entropy was no different. It came up naturally very early in the process with the threads and themes of the book. Since I knew where I was going and what would happen, that title was making the most sense, and it appeared in my head, just like Breaking Patterns for the sequel and Blossoming Infinities for the final installation :)

9. Finally, what's the one thing that you want to share with your readers?

I wish to continue to share my love of storytelling in all its forms with readers who are willing to give my works a chance! 

The Entropy Series,

#1 -  Balancing Entropy

#2 - Breaking Patterns

The Entropy series#2

Book Name : Breaking Patterns

Author: M.H.Cali

Pages :294

Review:

The author's writing style helps the reader picture the characters and shows the difference in their standing. The plot developed slowly and carefully without rushing. Everything feels realistic and gritty. All the supporting characters played their parts well. There was excellent chemistry between Rae and Luke, we can't deny it. 

For me, the plot and whodunit mystery is definitely more prominent than the romance, but you can’t help but root for Rae and Luke make it work and just admit that what they once had was much more than casual and that they can work together in the future. The sexual tension between them was so strong, I was able to envision it perfectly. The art work in the book is so good. It'll definitely help the readers to enhance their imagination. 

The Characters were all well-developed, three-dimensional and added depth to the story. They weren't there just to fill otherwise empty spaces, which were all kinds of charming and melancholy at the same time. The author manages to keep the sexual tension front and center amid the ongoing thriller of solving a mystery. A bit with mystery tropes, nice depth, pockets of quiet emotional richness. I loved how Luke and Rae travelled from book 1 to here and the character developed is much appreciated. 

The author ended this book with a cliff hanger, arghhh now I need to know Luke's decision. 

Tropes:

Super Spicy

Found Family 

Lies & Secrets

Betrayal

Mystery

Strong female lead

Rating : 9/10 

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Breaking Patterns

The Entropy Series #1

Book Title : Balancing Entropy

Author :  M.H.Calie

Page Count : 426

The book is very well written. The hero is wealthy but struggled a lot for that in the past, there is something so unpretentious about him that made me connect with him immediately. Lucas is hardworking, intelligent, his heart is as good as it gets. 

On the other hand, Female lead Raven is so determined. She made herself a life that she loved and was proud of and surrounded herself with people who truly cared about her. This shows the true strength of her character. Author made her female lead courageous, with full of determination, and with so much compassion. I completely admire her female characters throughout the book. 

I loved seeing Lucas and Raven reconnect. They had such strong chemistry and this magnetic pull that they could not deny since the moment, they saw each other again. But at the same time they were both dedicated to their aim and personal growth that they don't want to commit to anyone. 

The art will definitely make you go crazy, don't even have words for that, you'll read the plot meanwhile flipping through the pages you'll see the characters art as exactly how it portrayed. Kudos to Laurie's work! 

The characters were mature and responsible. It was more about priorities, passion, and figuring out what home really means. My heart was invested from beginning to end. There is so much respect between them and they are both understanding and appreciating of each others wants and each other's success. I adore this kind of couples that can communicate and despite having some troubles, there is not unnecessary drama.

It really felt good to read about the struggles of a character, even though it's fictional, to show that life isn't always easy or what we expect, but that there can be something positive.

The side characters were interesting and I am already looking forward to seeing some of them in future installments of this series. Zaddy all the way!! There was also a bit of suspense and mystery in the background that added some drama. 

Rating : 9/10

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Balancing entropy

Diary of a Prostitute

Book Title : Diary of a prostitute

Author : Mahendra Jakhar

Pages : 281

Excerpt:

"𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴. 

𝘛𝘰 𝘮𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥"

Review: 

The book revolves around Nina, a prostitute by profession. It's a series of diary entries where Nina shares her life events, her emotions and the people around her. This reads like someone is speaking to you in person, and you simply couldn't put this down until it ends. This book was extremely touching. I felt the author handled the subject matter well and delibers a great message. 

While reading it, I couldn't help but think about the murders that happening around because of someone couldn't control his/her horrible thoughts. In the beginning, when the book flases about deaths of women, Nina felt utmost fear what if she's the next target, as living in a independent country every woman can relate to her. Some of her thoughts were unabashed perspective of reality for many young women in this world. 

The story narrative type is unique and so intensely painful, at once both heart wrenching and heartwarming. There were some passages that brought tears to my eyes and others that made me smile. Some of the scenes were so poignant. 

The characterizations are drawn well giving the reader insights into the lives of everyone in this book. The characters' emotions are bought to life and the readers can feel their pain and fears as well as their joy and happiness. 

The author explores the social issues, attitudes toward people with disabilities, especially those of a mental nature, as well as physical and emotional abuse of women and recovery from childhood traumas. 

Readers who are easily bothered by sensitive topics should know that they are really the driving force of the plot here. In my opinion, the story was written well. The characters, the emotions, the storyline everything is handled well. 

The book demands a certain amount of empathy which becomes clear the more you read, the more the tragic. I finished the book with the unquenchable need to just hug and comfort this main character. This is a story that needs to be heard. This book just sucked me in completely. So I ended up giving it the highest rating. 

"𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦"

Rating : 10/10

The Summer Of Wonder - Book Review

"𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈'𝐦 𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐫"

Book Name: The Summer of Wonder

Author : Tiffany Manchester

Pages : 286

Book Description:

A career on the verge of a wipeout. A relationship out to sea. Stepping back to the shore to rethink her future, can she get in the zone with life?

Zoe Smith, 23, is stuck in a funk. Discouraged by her last performance of the season, the twenty-three-year-old competitive surfer feels unhappy with the person she’s become. And discovering her coach and boyfriend is a cheater, she calls it quits, packs her board, and heads home to Australia for the summer to regroup.

Heartbroken, she turns to her journal as an outlet and opens herself up to anything the universe suggests. And shocked when a spiritual guide answers her plea, she sets out to deepen her connection with loved ones and reach toward clarity.

As her perceptions evolve and she sees herself and others anew, can Zoe catch a wave to enlightenment?

The Summer of Wonder is an inspiring and sweet New Adult women’s fiction novel. 

Review: 

The book started with our main character Zoe, who's a professional surfer. Zoe explaining us about her childhood and also how she got herself into surfing. I loved Derek in the beginning as she explains how their relationship blooms. Characters are well written, especially Zoe's friendship with Sophie. It captures Zoe's surfing life – it surely reminded me of watching a summer vibe movies. It's about how far one is willing to push the limits in pursuit of rising above . It covers the spiritual and professional growth of Zoe. Author ends the book with a lovely poem and there's a epilogue link too. Overall a goodread, if you're feeling a bit down or need something to motivate yourself, you can pick this book for sure. 

Rating : 8/10

The Friendship Fight - Book Review

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

(Trinity High Series) 

By Allie Sarah

𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 : 𝟮𝟲𝟬

Book Description: 

It's fitting that they're reading Romeo and Juliet in class, because Raina Cohen's story is most certainly not having a happy ending. She'd ask her not-so-secret crush Jesse Ashcroft for his opinion, but the formerly close duo haven't spoken in weeks. Instead, Jesse's been hanging out with Nicole, who would happily ensure that Raina met the same fate as Juliet.

But thanks to meddling teachers, Raina's now stuck spending all her free time with the two people she's been trying to avoid. And with her mom breathing down her back about, well, everything, she's trying to balance family, religion, schoolwork, oh, and the simple fact that she can't get Jesse out of her head.

It's a slow journey to rebuilding their friendship - and possibly even more than that - especially with Nicole determined to stand in the middle of the road. But when Raina's father's job is put in jeopardy, it'll take the unlikely trio of Raina, Jesse, and Nicole working together to write their own stories.

Review:

An entertaining read. The story starts slowly, you'll get to know Nicole, Jesse and then Raina. I kept on reading as it contains so many really interesting characters. I was rewarded for my persistence. I enjoyed the character's personalities and the teamwork between all the side characters as well whether siblings or friends. I love the concept of having a healthy siblings relationships in this book. 

I don't know that it's one of the book in series, later on I came to know that it's the second book in series but now worries you can read it as standalone too. I think the first book is all about Dean and Gracie story, so if you wanna read more about him you can definitely go for it. I love Ashcroft boys, they're so damn good. 

Raina grew up in a strict jewish family, her mom doesn't like the idea of her studying in Tristan and also forces her to study in Jewish ideas. Also in her community girls shouldn't talk to boys, but Raina made some friends in Tristan and also she like Jesse who's not a Jewish boy. I got to know so much things about Jewish ideologies and their beliefs. Book represent queer characters also. 

 Finally this book is about Raina making friends outside of her community living in her own, deciding her career and all. I love Jesse Ashcroft and his platonic friendship with Nicole. I want to know more about Nicole part of story, but unfortunately this book is all bout Raina and Jesse, hope we'll get a book about Nicole soon. 

𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 - 𝟴/𝟭𝟬

Trikalpatru and 7 Tasks - Book Review

Book Title: Trikalpatru & The 7 Tasks

Author : Amit Sharma

Page count: 145

About the Book:

The story is about a 14 year old special boy named Trikal who's dreaming about battlefields, numerous watches and also a man in white. He's dreaming the same dream on the following day also, he informed his father about all this and in return his father advised him to say a sentence which later on made him realize a lot more things about time time school and its task. He met Brahma there and with the help of his advisor he was assigned with 7 tasks and should be completed by him within a time limit. In this journey he met other people who were living in different time lines and he got to know more about all these. 

Review:

I was hooked really early, the book was well paced. Each task assigned to him was interesting and well developed. The writing style is easy to follow, and even comical at times. I really enjoyed the interactions between the characters. This was not a long drawn out read, it's a simple fast read and doesn’t give the reader a chance to get bored. Overall I enjoyed the plot. There's magic, mystery and intrigue. 

I enjoyed the suspense that made me turn the page while Trikal was assigned with a task as they were racing against time. I was able to get lost in the pages of the story.

I'm hoping that there will be another book to follow this one, maybe. I would definitely recommend this for sci-fi fans, and anyone fancying something a bit different. Also recommended to young readers who're keen on reading about time dimensions, time controlling watch and black time. 

Rating : 8/10

Kiss Me With Your Doe Eyes - Book Review

Book Title : Kiss me with your Doe Eyes

Author : Monica Sahu

Page count: 158

Book Description:

It's been a while since the neighborhood singles have played a friendly match of basketball. The team is dwindling as the players pick courtship over the gray, concrete court. Instead of going on a date and spending my day off like everyone else, I'm baking cupcakes for myself and my newly single best friend. 

My business partner keeps asking me to make a batch of my special recipe, for our cafe. But, I'm not sure if my "hangover-cure cupcakes" will be accepted by our clientele. Moreover, there's so much more to focus on. I need to hire a new intern. I need to find a satellite kitchen for our holiday pre-orders. And, most importantly, I need to politely ignore my dreamy business partner who makes everyone want to bite into his buns.

Review:

"𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥, 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐬. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐞, 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰  𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞"

This was one of those books that pulls you in before you even realize it's happened. It seems fitting, almost, given the trajectory and plot of the book, and the recurring theme of the small town vibes, taking hold of you and not letting you go. This book is a charming mix of romance, small-town  living, and a passionate protagonist with a tinge of thriller. Finished this book in one go without putting it down.

"𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘸, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘧𝘦, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳."

There were parts that made me smile, laugh out loud, and sad parts which tugged at the few heartstrings I have left. I became fully invested in these characters, including all of the side characters. 

The only issue that I had with this book is, it  was like I was in the middle of something, like maybe I missed some introduction and it made me feel like part of this was a bit of confusion for me in some of the plot. And later came to know that it's a part of a book in a series. I need to cover the previous two books to know more about this. I really loved the story and the flow other than the above issue was well done.

"𝘐 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴. 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴, 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦"

Most importantly found my new fictional boyfriend here, J. Honestly this book kinda snuck up on me. The story itself was intriguing with some mystery elements and I kept turning the pages to see what happened next!  I will definitely recommend it! Looking forward to the author's next story, I really hope there's a sequel.

Rating : 8/10

Dazzled Bride - Review

Dazzled Bride -

(Shattered and United By Love) 

By Farhaana Tahseen

Page count : 399

Blurb:

Aahil Shah, the King of Business Industry, is known for his anger. Filled with high arrogance and pride, he never made a mistake in his whole life. Marrying her was not in his plan. Hate was the only emotion he had for her while drowning in the pool of misunderstandings. He hurt her not once but even after their marriage. But when the truth comes out, he feels like a worthless person in front of her. A marriage that happens most unexpectedly is going to bring only the buried secrets of their love and their family.

Inaya Mirza, the queen. She turned herself into a stronger woman after what she had faced in life. Ousted by her parents, the girl who was silent and innocent has gone. She is the pride of her adoptive family. She is the angel for the innocent and the devil for the villain. She feared both love and marriage after facing humiliation from him, but he was her first love, and as they say, first love never dies. Marrying him came like thunder to her. She never thought she would see him after 10 years. Carrying a dark past with her, she is back for revenge. Revenge is going to fulfill the promise.

They married under pressure, but when the hate and misunderstandings started becoming clear to them, an old enmity came to the surface, shaking both of them at a crucial time. Nadir Aziz. One man destroyed many innocent lives. Their blooming love was killed by him 10 years ago. Now they are together, but this time their love will fight against him. His enmity with Aahil is a mystery. His destruction is a promised oath for her. Love, hate, betrayal, and the hidden dark past of each Their story was not easy, and it never will be.Dazzled Bride- Shattered and United by Love

Review:

“𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬; 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐮𝐬"

Now, I'm posting about a book that not only sucked me in but also kept me bog down in the drama and angst. To be frank, I was pulled into this story from page one, ins't an apt description, I think I may have been lured in while getting to know about the plot and characters.

Book introduces us Inaya Mirza who never had an easy life, she's always struggled, either with being neglected by their own family, dealing with hatred and facing innumerable amounts of humiliation from her husband whom she once thought will protect her from everyone. The author portrayed her character as a strong,feisty, successful woman who never been one to let anything get her down. I just love how feisty Inaya is, she's not one to back down or scare easily. 

I really appreciate the fast-moving storyline. Book starts with Inaya getting married to Aahil, whom she loved dearly in the past but also whom humiliated her so bad. One misunderstanding seperated them but after 10 years without option shw was getting married to him because of her father. 

“𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘇𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘁"

The book delves deep into their relationship, how the love-hatred turned into "touch her/him and die" Kinda trope. I really loathe Aahil at the beginning, he made sure to punish her and started throwing tantrums. Inaya tugged at my heart strings. She had suffered so much but deep down, she only wants to survive, loved and accepted, but doesn’t trust easily. There are so many over the top drama scenes that I was just hooked from page one!

“𝐄𝐠𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬. 𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝.”

I loved the found family concept, the book taught us to value friendship, relationship and family. Each of the characters had me curious, and I was hoping to discover more about them as the story unfolds. I loved the little ones, Ryan and Riya. 

Also there's more than one love story here, I found myself curious about what is really going on between some of the side characters. I loved how the author portrayed brother-sister relationship, it makes me want to know more about Zayn's side of story. Also I loved the scenes where both Aahil and Inaya supported each other till the end, even though he acted like he didn't care deep down readers know how hard he's trying to contemplate it. 

"𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨, 𝐇𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐭𝐢."

The tension between them is off the charts, even when their enmity is at its height, you can just see deeper into it. Their interaction leave you with swooning over. So yeah it is one of those books! 

I can't tell you enough to read this! 

This book made me trust Farhaana's work and put her name in my "Auto-buy Authors" list. 

Rating - 10/10

About the Author:

Farhaana is an author from south India. She has always been a lover of Contemporary romance and crime thriller books. Her love for stories can’t be described in words. After going through many hurdles in life she has decided to pen down her imagination into a story in 2019. She has created 3 stories in an interactive story gaming platform. In 2022 she have written 3 novels which have been published in daily updating novel platforms.

 After gathering enough amount of knowledge in this industry she has touched this draft. Her first story which she wrote in a paper. The moment she decided to publish a novel on Amazon. She knows this would be the perfect one. 

After months of hard work, this novel is out. Her debut novel. Her goal is simple, stand on your feet who discouraged you as being a female. Her thought is simple, being a girl doesn’t stop her from what she wanted to achieve. She has started this journey. With hope and with a will to fight against the odds.

Reach out to her – on Instagram - @farhaanawrites

The Fallen Kingdoms #2 - Book Review

Title: Reign of Darkness

The Fallen Kingdoms, book 2

Author: KB Benson

Release Date: January 16th, 2024

Pages : 419

Book Description:

Darkness is a vicious evil no mortal can escape. But I’m no stranger to darkness, and I never intend to be free.

With new, unfathomable power, Ari won’t rest until she gets her revenge. But she is blinded by her vengeance, and when Caelum arrives in Eida, she never imagined he’d take it for his own.

Blood fills the streets. Death lingers in the air. Caelum has come to steal Ari’s power and build an army filled with monsters and magic. An army he has every intention of unleashing on the human world.

Unless she stops him.

Fiercely loyal to the realm he calls home, Graeden will do whatever it takes to protect it. But as an insurrection forms against the Starfallen’s new queen, Graeden finds his loyalty is no longer fixed firmly on the realm or the crown.

Unable to douse the fire Ari stirs within him, Graeden finds it isn’t enough to protect her. He wants her. All of her. The one person in the entire realm he can’t have.

As Caelum pushes the realm toward its destruction, there is only one way for Ari and Graeden to keep those they love safe, and they must both decide what they’re willing to risk … and who they’re willing to kill.

Reign of Darkness is the second book in KB Benson’s The Fallen Kingdoms series, an upper YA high fantasy. If you like slow-burn romance, action-packed battles, dragons and monsters, and unique magic systems, then you’ll love this fast-paced, page-turning series. Grab your copy and reenter Eida!

Review:

"𝙏𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙚𝙣’𝙨 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨, 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙀𝙞𝙙𝙖. 𝙉𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧"

I love the series, this book has no exception. This book is terribly amusing and action packed page turner, a few chapters in and I was hooked. The rest of the book just kept getting better and more convincing. I was quickly drawn to our main lead, Queen of Eida, and was taken by how much I actually wanted for her to do well. I have to say this, the world building inside is intricate and detailed. It surely takes the readers on a journey through a world where magic is real and monsters are real. 

Very impressive storytelling, and her writing is meticulous also give marvelous descriptions of settings. The supporting characters are also less memorable and less likable. But I enjoyed the story on the whole. The war scenes were exciting and well told Almost every battle scene in arena keep me in anticipation without being confusing or becoming too repetitive. Caelum, I didn't expect his entry at all. 

𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝. 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙙𝙤, 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙜𝙤.

This is more than just a story of swords and monsters. Besides that, there's all you could want from a book like this, including battles, divided loyalties, honour, betrayal, love and power. I love Graeden, he's so much more than he shows. Looking forward to part three.

This book is worth a shot. Waiting for the third book! Big thumbs up on this one and, if you're interested in Fantasy, Dragons, Phoenix and Magic elements.

Rating :  10/10 

Purchase Link:

https://www.amazon.com/Reign-Darkness-Fantasy-Fallen-Kingdoms-ebook/dp/B0BSG247BN/

Fallen Kingdoms #1 - Book Review

Book Title : Well Of Eida

The Fallen Kingdoms #1

Author : K. B. Benson

Pages : 413

Book Description:

Two years have passed since Ari was taken as a prisoner to the troll realm. Two years of blood staining her hands, killing as the troll king’s mercenary. In Eida, it’s kill or be killed, and Ari will do anything to survive. 

But survival does not come easy in Eida, especially for a young woman with fire in her blood.

When Ari's sold to one of Eida’s most notorious training masters, her survival comes with a price: unleash the monster she’s buried inside. A very real and very dangerous creature no opponent can defeat.

Ari expects to kill. She expects to survive. But she doesn’t expect the growing feelings she has for the man who has claimed her as his. Together, Ari and her master will cut down every opponent in the arena seeking a wish from their king. 

Until a man from her past challenges her within those walls, and everything Ari has fought for crumbles. All for a man she once loved. But if she is to save her own life, she must take his. 

After all, everyone dies in Eida.

Review:

"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙪𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙙, 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡. 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙. 𝙄𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨. 𝙏𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧"

The book is about a girl who is being sacrificed by someone she trusts, and then captured and learned to live as one of the prisoners in the troll realm. Later on Ari was captured by some trolls in Arautteve. They sold her to a master whose monster is stronger than anyone's and therefore struggling with conflicting loyalties she unleashes her monster with his help. Her feelings grew stronger day by day and when she thought she could do anything along with him on her side, she found someone from her hometown here. Neither a part of their new world, but neither being able to rejoin the old world. Everything changes for the three of them. 

Each battle scene is absorbing. The Author is very subtle about slowly building friendships. Brilliant storytelling, the descriptions of battle are horrendously evocative, and the characters are very well-fleshed and complete, especially Ari, whose voice tells this story. I very much look forward to continuing on to read the other books in the series, and like the rest of this author's books. I enjoyed Ari's relationship with her master more. 

The World inside this book is insane it won't let you do anything. I started losing sleep because of it - I simply couldn't put it away, and the same was true until I was done with the second book. The book does have the shallow side characterizations as I wanted to know more about them. 

Rating : 

10/10 No Doubt. 

𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞

𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞

Author: Benjamin Alire Saenz

Pages: 390

Dante can swim. Ari can't. Dante is articulate and self-assured. Ari has a hard time with words and suffers from self-doubt. Dante gets lost in poetry and art. Ari gets lost in thoughts of his older brother who is in prison. Dante is fair skinned. Ari's features are much darker. It seems that a boy like Dante, with his open and unique perspective on life, would be the last person to break down the walls that Ari has built around himself.

But against all odds, when Ari and Dante meet, they develop a special bond that will teach them the most important truths of their lives, and help define the people they want to be. But there are big hurdles in their way, and only by believing in each other―and the power of their friendship―can Ari and Dante emerge stronger on the other side.

Review:

"𝘼𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙙? 𝙊𝙛 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚?"

𝙄 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚'𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙩.

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚 𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙖?"

Oh boy!! Lookout I'm coming for you✨❤️

"𝙎𝙬𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝘼𝙧𝙞. 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩."

I lost myself in this book more than any other book I read this year. It is unlike anything I've ever read before. At first, I thought it was going to be a long, slow read, but as I gradually became more and more engrossed in Ari and Dante's story the pages started to fly by much more quickly than I’d expected. I’ll probably go back and read it again before too long.

Definitely not gonna waste my time, I already ordered the second book in the series, most probably I'll receive it today, no wonder that this book is everyone's favorite. 

"I didn't care because what mattered was that Dante's voice felt real. And I felt real. Until Dante, being with other people was the hardest thing in the world for me. But Dante made talking and living and feeling seem like all those things were perfectly natural. Not in my world, they weren't.”

Very worthy of the hype. For Dante and Ari ❤

Rating : 10/10

Vacancy By Linda Kage

Book Title : Vacancy 

Author : Linda Kage

Page count: 471 

Book Description:

How do you rent a room from a ghost without even knowing it?

This year was supposed to be different because Oaklynn had a plan.

Stop partying.

Stay away from guys.

Focus on classes.

Graduate!

All she needed to do was find a place to stay near campus, and she’d be set. But when she finds the perfect room to rent, it brings the mysterious Damien into her life.

Her friend tries to warn her that he’s dangerous. He has secrets and darkness in his eyes. But the only danger Oaklynn can tell that he poses is to her attention. He’s all she can think about. Except, he’s hiding something, and when the truth comes out that her new roommate was murdered…a decade ago…nothing will ever be the same again.

So yeah, this year will definitely be different.

Review: 

" 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢.” 

What did I read just now??? This book is mind blowing! I read it in one sitting. This book has dual POV focuses on separate aspects of both the main lead, Damien and Oaklynn. I fell in love almost immediately with Oaklynn's energy spirit. There are some secondary characters who also have distinct personalities, and I hope to know more about Damien's friends. Author gave equal importance to secondary characters as well when it comes to character development. I really liked Thalia at the beginning, I thought I would get to know more about her too. But the twist also spiced up the novel. 

" 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙄 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩, 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙄’𝙢 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙄 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙨.” 

The writing is too good which makes this book unputdownable and also occasionally funny and entertaining. The tension between Damien and Oaklynn is good to read, and I still can't get over them. There's a lot of romance and unexpected events so basically it never gets boring or cliche. Also there's some bit of humor too. 

"𝑻𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂’𝒔 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒅. “𝑯𝒊…𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂,” 𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒉𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆. “𝑰 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖"

I laughed so hard and I cried for a couple moments but never a dull moment. It had everything I hoped for and more. I never expected myself to be so invested in this book, and definitely will be waiting for the next book in this series. 

Rating: 10/10

The Red Herring

The Red Herring - Book Review

Title : The Red Herring

Author : Raghu Sarma

Pages : 212

The story starts with the murder of Devan Singhal. Later upon investigation, both his mother and father were found to be murdered. Investigations were carried out by DCP Malik and his crew. 

DCP Malik and his team try to uncover the truth behind this murder, but every answer reveals a new set of questions. And as secrets and lies are exposed within the close-knit people, the mystery becomes deeper, precisely speaking more darker and more complex, wasn't expecting this kind of story in the start. 

The  investigation team in this novel were very engaging, that made this book as un-put-downable. It's like One of those murder mysteries that you're not quite sure about but ends up growing on you very much by the end. 

There are a multitude of characters here to keep track of. The book is rich in detail, sometimes a little bit too much. The first thing that struck me about this book was the characters. The storyline is rich, complex, creative, and flows briskly with many interesting leads as the case progresses.

The story entirely focused on the investigations of the murderer. There are a number of well placed twists and turns, creating difficult questions and making it even more difficult to find the real murderer. The case gets more complex and even harder to solve as it progresses. I enjoyed the entire storyline with its mixed characters. 

I enjoyed the interactions between the officers and their characters were well-rounded . There are characters that are suspicious all the way through, and the reveal, whilst not hugely surprising, is well explained and nicely thought out. 

Rating : 9/10

𝗟𝗦𝗗 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗸 𝗸𝗮𝘂𝗹

#1 𝙈𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙠 #2 𝙎𝙪𝙣 𝙆𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 #3 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝘽𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝘽𝙮 𝘿𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙠 𝙆𝙖𝙪𝙡

"𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘦 𝘶𝘱, 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘕𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘥."  -  A.S. Byatt, Possession. 

The premises of the plot was okay, but it makes the story strong and explains the whole thing around the characters. Story revolves around Avantika, female lead and Kshitij, male lead and how they lead their life, I don't want to explain the plot, as it's a short story series so I'd rather share my opinion on this, without spoiler. They were an enjoyable couple with lots of heat. The couples were happy in their relationship but somewhere they felt like they miss something out, or lack of interests may be and wanted to spice things up a little. Living out their wildest fantasy. This author really packed a lot in this short . The characters have plenty of steam and chemistry throughout the book. Talking about steamy this book definitely had some hormones raging scenes that were on fire. The erotic sensuality of the characters and the situation lead the story well. 

A spicy and hot quick story.  The storyline is so interested from the very first page till the very last one and will Keep you hooked till you complete it. But travelling towards the end, I actually wish there was a little more of it and starting a little earlier on in the story. The ending of the first book definitely left us in a cliffhanger, so be prepared to read the next two books, if you want the whole story. 

 Super fast read, you can't predict the next step I swear, there's a lot of unexpected plot twists.  The only thing that makes me reduce the rating - The shortness of the story, it could've been a lengthy story explains about both the protagonist POV and also other side characters POV, results in lot more better and good than this. Moving forward, it's a short story so yeah that's just my opinion. I really like this book and will be reading a lot more from this author in future. I'll recommend it to readers who love to add some spice in their tbr. Wanted to remind the readers again, this was STEAMY HOT for people who tend to avoid too much adult content. 

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿:

Deepak Kaul is a chartered accountant by profession, specialising in international tax. He has over twenty years of work experience, of which twelve were spent overseas in Singapore and USA. Deepak has always been fond of reading; writing is his aspirational hobby and he hopes to pursue it as a vocation.

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 - 𝟖.𝟓/𝟏𝟎 (𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥)

Moonstruck LSD part 1 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Sun Kissed LSD Part 2 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Star Blessed LSD Part 3 - ⭐⭐⭐. ✨

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Players, Bumps and Cocktail Sausages by Natasha Preston

Players, Bumps and Cocktail Sausages by Natasha Preston

320 Pages

Blurb:

Ex-playboy, Jasper, has hung up his little black book and is strictly a one-woman man. Jasper is shocked when his new wife, Abby, no longer wants the family they’ve planned. She begins to work late and withdraw from their marriage, leaving Jasper questioning his decision to give her a second chance. Holly starts working for Jasper, and as the two grow closer, he takes action, sparking a chain of events that makes his once well planned out life spiral out of control. To get what he wants, he first has to lose everything.

Opinion:

This book focused more on Jasper and his life. I love how the author interconnected it with the previous two parts bringing Oakley and Cole together after marriage in this book.

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴. 𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳"

 Oakley is still trying to recover from that traumatic past. Jasper's character building is everything here, from being a protective brother to being an adorable uncle and devoted husband,i love everything about him. He married Abby whom he loved and who cheated on him. He accepted her and married her. But then, he wanted to start a family but abby doesn't agree with this and she concentrates more on her career but later Jasper came to know her true shade, she's again cheating on him. Holly, his friend's sister became close to him. And he developed some feelings for her. The story goes on and ends well. Really well! Loved how it connected everyone around the whole series. 

"𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 ‘𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳’ 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵.”

Rating : 8.5/10

Broken Silence By Natasha Preston

Broken Silence by Natasha Preston

251 Pages

Blurb:

Four years after Oakley left for Australia, the trial is ready to begin. After coming to the decision that she needs to face her abusers to finally be able to move on, Oakley and her family return to England to give evidence in person.

Oakley's love for Cole never faded, but after four years apart how will Cole react to her being back? Can they put the past behind them in order to get their happy ending?

Opinion:

A gripping novel and a sequel to the book "Silence". In this book, Oakley was struggling to rebuild her life from scratch, and survived a traumatic experience. The horrors of her past continue to haunt her and cause severe anxiety and trust issues. Trying to move forward, Oakley struggles to cope up with everything around her.

Filled with ups and downs, confronting her own fears and vulnerabilities Oakley struggles to find closure. Cole plays a significant role by supporting her mentally and physically, by being there for her throughout her recovery and healing. He offers a safe space to confide in and helps her deal with trauma. He becomes her ally and strength.

"𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯"

Rating - 10/10

Silence By Natasha Preston

Silence By Natasha Preston

210 Pages

Blurb:

For eleven years, Oakley Farrell has been silent. At the age of five, she stopped talking, and no one seems to know why. Refusing to communicate beyond a few physical actions, Oakley remains in her own little world.

Bullied at school, she has just one friend, Cole Benson. Cole stands by her, refusing to believe that she is not perfect the way she is. Over the years, they have developed their own version of a normal friendship. However, will it still work as they start to grow even closer?

When Oakley is forced to face someone from her past, can she hold her secret in any longer?

Opinion:

"Silence was my prison"

Must read for psychological thriller fans. Author portrayed the struggles and Traumatic experiences Oakley endures during her captivity. In this book, it's evident that Oakley is haunted by her past and struggles with nightmares and trsut issues. It clearly shows how her abduction have an long lasting impact on her. The writing style is so good that it keeps me hooked right from the very start.

"𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥? 𝘐𝘧 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦, 𝘐’𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵."

Rating : 10/10

𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐫- 𝐀 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐣

𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐫- 𝐀 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐣

Pages : 250

“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣. 𝙄𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙢𝙚.”

Book Description:

Life was a fun fed roller coaster: New found love, drugs, cat-fights, patch ups, crushes, night hangouts, and unplanned trips. Like any girl, not in the wildest dream, Palak could imagine that after attending a Rave Party, she will wake up to the horror of finding herself raped. 

In traumatic conditions and struggle between sanity and hallucinations, she is compelled by the circumstances to leave her world. Already fighting a war within, her stances takes a toll witnessing horrifying tales of women and girls. Little did she knew that this catastrophe was not enough for one lifetime, and a storm - was just cooling its heels. 

Will she be able to carve her path while facing the rapists, her tyrant father, appearances of her passed away mother? Should Palak let her life to be decided by people, society, and taboos? Would justice return her life or revenge lend her peace? 

A heart-rending story of a girl, whose beliefs and honor has been battered, stands up to make choices, rediscovering the meaning of life. 

Review:

The story revolves around a group of college mates Palak, Ankita, Tanya, Sam, Arav, Jagan and Uday. All of them have drinking habits except Sam who always stays in her room. When Uday planned a party for Palak's birthday they accidentally hit a car and they got into a fight but later than he also become one of their team members. And when Uday arrange a RAVE party, where everyone enjoys drugs which makes hallucinations. When Palak takes some cocaine she forgot herself and later when she woke up, she had a severe body pain and came to know that she is being raped by someone. But she didn't know who is the Rapist. When she came to know the truth behind it, her heart breaks into pieces. To know more, pick this book and read. 

Heartbreaking story which reflects the activity of the world we live in. The book shows the after effects of the victim who is affected by Rape both physically and mentally. Betrayal, Broken Trust, Friendship, love are the elements of this story.

The book left me in tears through various points in the read, it's raw, heartbreaking sometimes depressing. It revolves around the lot of different truths about the way society treats survivors of sexually assaulted people, and about the way Soceity treats them when they wanted to heal themselves. It was devastating.

Rating : 9.5/10

𝐊𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐚

𝐊𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐚

Pages : 275 

#𝟏 𝐎𝐟 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐘𝐀'𝐒 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒

Book Description:

*Heliconia Lane was a spot of heaven until you discover the secrets that lay behind its closed doors.* 

It was crazy really, for Darya to think she could have some peace and quiet at Heliconia Lane. Yes, it was located in a beautiful corner of South Goa—by the beach, no less—but after her Aunt Farideh disappeared twenty years ago—from this very place—nothing has been the same again. And now her uncle was dead under bizarre circumstances as were two of the neighbours on his street. 

What was happening? Was there a murderer on the loose? Why were people dying? Was it connected to her aunt’s disappearance in some way? 

And most importantly, was Darya going to be next? 

A cozy, Agatha Christie-style whodunnit, Kiss of Salt introduces Darya Nandkarni, an amateur, and accidental detective, who is clever, spirited, resourceful, yet troubled and vulnerable. Her adventures will make you laugh, cry, gape, and marvel, and you won't be able to put down the book until you've solved the mystery along with her in the beautiful side-streets of Goa. 

Review:

An exciting, suspense packed read. Characters and their personal issues are very realistic. Story is rich with well developed characters. It's a real page turner. The story grabbed me in such a way that it was difficult for me to leave the book alone. 

Background description, character interaction and exciting action scenes all are well-balanced and it made me feel like the time i spent is worth it. Descriptions of the place were truly marvellous.

It was very well written, the kind of mystery which keeps me glued to the pages wanting to know how it ends. They were plenty of twist and turns in the plot to keep me guessing.

There were several important secondary characters which is strong and well developed. You can immerse yourself in all the different scenarios and have no difficulty following these complex and ever changing situations. You are compelled to keep reading till our female protagonist finds out the answers for her questions and person who is behind all those deaths.

Cover of the book is eye capturing and grabs the reader. Writing was crisp and the story extremely creative one. I thoroughly enjoyed this. This one mystery where both plot and characterization are equally strong.

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 9/10

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐚-𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲'𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐧

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐚-𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲'𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐧

242 Pages

𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐛:

Queen Serenova died after gave birth to princess Mandira. Out of eleven queen, King Raghavendra's favourite is Serenova, he becomes numb after hearing the death news of the queen, so he didn't want to look at the new born child. Serenova's loyal personal assistant Geetabai promised her to look after the baby, so she decided to protect and take good care of her. While Naamkaran, Raj Guru declared that the Newborn princess will bring peace and independence to the kingdom and at the same time he adds another bitter truth that she will marry someone from outside the Rajput clan. After hearing that everyone in the palace starts murmuring about that, queen Shwetambari states that it brings shame to the kingdom and to prevent that she planned to kill the new born, but king refuses and asks Raj Guru some alternative way.

Will Raj Guru find some other way to save the child?

Will Mandira be able to fought against her own fate?

𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:

Simple language with thoughtful story. Cover is good just like the exact description of the princess with purple eyes in this book. Content matches the title of the book. Speedy and Totally gripping historical fiction which grabs the attention of the reader from the beginning.

Packed with rich cultural habits and myths. 

Traditional concepts of an Hindu is interwoven well with accurate description of their dressings, cultures, language, war type, daily routine, religious beliefs and education about their own religion and their beliefs in spiritual field. Apart from these, the plot set of England and Cornwell were really interesting and intriguing. The culture practices of their country is very much different from ours.

Fast paced story from the beginning to end. Compelling, Must read with love, betrayal, honour, tragedy, responsibilities and death. With this blend of history, Romance and suspense, you'll find yourself being drawn into this book.

𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 : 𝟴/𝟭𝟬