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#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 h...

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 𝘧...

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 physicall...

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 imp...

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...

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...

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 t...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿 ( 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗢𝗳 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶 𝟭 ) 𝗯𝘆 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗹 Pages : 320 Book Description: FROM THE ASHES OF THE WORLD, A HERO MUST RISE In the not-so-distant future, India has fallen and the world is on the brink of an apocalyptic war. An attack by the terrorist group Invisible Hand has brutally eliminated the Indian Prime Minister and the union cabinet.  As a national emergency is declared, chaos, destruction and terror reign supreme. From the ashes of this falling world, rises an unconventional hero – a vigilante known only as Kalki. Backed by a secret society called The Rudras, Kalki, along with Nushen, the Chinese superhuman spy, must do the impossible to save his country, and the world. But who is Kalki? A flesh-and-blood crusader with a mysterious past? Or the Messiah the world has been waiting for? The future of human survival depends on a single man. Will he become the living God prophesied as the last avatar of Lord Vishnu, or will he fade...

𝐀 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐥 𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫 & 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐫 𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫  201 Pages Book Description: A man is blackmailed for a past he never had. An unrequited love story binds two lovers. A man waits for his lover, only to be killed at her hands. A girl takes back her life from her tormentor. From the bestselling authors of The Peacock Feather comes another delightful offering, A Ticklish Affair and Other Stories. This collection of short stories has all the ingredients of an unputdownable book. Taken from the daily rigmarole of ordinary life, the stories are given extraordinary twists and turns, leading to fascinating climaxes. The dark undertone of ‘Blackmail’, the power of belief in ‘Spark of the Divine’, the forbidden romance in ‘Ticklish Affair’ or the eternal power of love in ‘Rickshaw Faridabadi’, this collection of stories is sure to move readers to tears of sadness and joy at the same time. Review: Writin...

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐥𝐮𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚 #𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 #𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝 #𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 “ What is love, if not a passionate heartbreak?” "Isn't love a funny thing? Few moments of happiness, and then a lifetime of enslavement" Review:  The story switches between past and present life events of Ishana in each part of the book. There's lots of mysteries around the book, but at the third part towards the end everything ties well.  Once I started reading I couldn't put it down. It flows with a even pace, it's not too wordy or not over written. The book is a refreshing Read. Enchanting story of bravery, perseverance and the power of love, abuses. Engaging characters, heart wrenching twists and turns out and lots of romance. A very suspenseful, fast paced series that I have been enjoying so much of it and excited for the continuation of this story. Its a unpredictable tale in lots of ways. It...

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐬 Pages : 392 Blurb: It’s a dark, smog-choked New Delhi winter. Indian American single mother Anjali Morgan juggles her job as a psychiatrist with caring for her autistic teenage son. She is in a long-standing affair with ambitious police commissioner Jatin Bhatt – an irresistible attraction that could destroy both their lives.  Jatin’s home life is falling apart: his handsome and charming son is not all he appears to be, and his wife has too much on her plate to pay attention to either husband or son. But Jatin refuses to listen to anyone, not even the sister to whom he is deeply attached.  Across the city there is a crime spree: slum women found stuffed in trash bags, faces and bodies disfigured by acid. And as events spiral out of control Anjali is horrifyingly at the center of it all …  In a sordid world of poverty, misogyny, and political corruption, Jatin must make some hard choices. But what h...

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐟 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐁𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐕𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐚 Pages: 201 Blurb: Neither man nor God, but beyond! Time is running short, and the fate of planet earth remains unclear. Abhay Sharma, a young college student, is on a mission to uncover the secrets of the ancient Chola kingdom. But things are not going as planned. He, instead, awakens a supreme evil and there’s only one way to save planet Earth. Abhay needs to decode a truth about a legendary Hindu God that even the Vedas were afraid to share. A truth that will change the destiny of the entire human race for once and all. The past is not far behind, and when an age-old conflict threatens the world yet again, Abhay is stuck in a race against time. Can he overcome the odds, or will fate finally take its revenge for the injustices long forgotten? Join Abhay on the quest to finish a story that started centuries ago as he unveils the truth behind the Shiva Origins! Review: The story is about a college student Abhay who i...

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 ( 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐟 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 ) 𝐁𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐤 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐥 Pages : 107 Blurb:  Have you ever woken up to the thought of scribbling down your dream because it was simply amazing – only to wake up once again? Hi! I am Doofus, and I suffer from Sleep Paralysis and Vivid Dreams Syndrome. This means that I see dreams that feel so real, that they can make you question reality. Paralyzed in Dreamland is a collection of some of my vivid dreams – expressed in the form of humorous, yet thought-provoking short stories. From the best-selling author of Heart Broken Musings and The Things We Do for Love, comes an unputdownable collection of fifteen short stories – based on his actual dreams. The stories are narrated by Doofus; the protagonist, and revolve around various themes like friendship, love, family, religion, career, society, fantasies, and the world at large. Being the literal transcription of the author's dream, each story goe...

𝐎𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐭! 𝐁𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐊𝐚𝐮𝐫 Pages : 190 Blurb:  The story starts with a breakup scene, but it does have a great ending. Udi Bose, a strong, bold and independent women who is famous for her photography skills fell in love with a basketball player Garv, also her senior in college while taking some photographs. Garv who has been living in a imaginery world with her ex girlfriend wanted to let Udi into her life. Will Udi and Garv become a best couple? Siddharth and Rupali were already in love but now Rupali wanted to breakup with him, reason- she found a better man who will take care of all her expenses. Siddharth, Rupali and Udi were friends when Siddharth told his breakup to Udi, she also made it clear not to be with her anymore. Rupali didn't know the future choices she made will become terribly impossible for her to live.  Will Siddharth and Rupali reunite again? Review: Language is simple and but inb...

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑶𝒇 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒐𝒃𝒚𝒍 𝑩𝒚 𝑩𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏 𝑭𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒐 Pages : 133 𝐼𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐵𝑦 𝐵𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑎 𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑛 Book Description : The first installment to the 'DEATHSTALKER Series'. A fast paced, scifi/ horror novel that follows the sinister young bounty hunter, Ande, who is trapped in the Soviet nuclear exclusion zone that is Pryp'yat' city. Stuck between finding her sister's killer and keeping the mutant mafia off her back, she struggles to find what it truly means for someone like her to be free, care for somebody other than herself, and somehow maintain her sobriety. Each chilling and gruesome chapter is a whirlpool of world building lore and mystery of what 'really happened' in Chernobyl, and is bound to leave the reader at the edge of their seat as she battles one oddity after another and comes face to face with the horrors of nuclear fallout. Review :  The story started off with tons of susp...

Tarikshir - The Awakening  B y Khayaal Patel ~358 Pages Blurb:  A small princely state in Rajasthan is the last bastion of resistance against the might of the British Empire. While unrest surrounding the sudden death of the king of Devangarh grows, young prince Rudra Pratap Chauhan prepares to ascend the throne. But the kingdom is in turmoil. The Devangarh army is outnumbered and the British forces are closing in. To make matters worse, Rudra discovers the king’s death may not have been accidental after all. The strange appearance and disappearance of a mysterious hooded stranger and a series of ritualistic murders in which the bodies have been drained of blood, spread panic across the realm. As Rudra struggles to manage his new responsibilities and investigate his father’s death, dark secrets will be uncovered that will disrupt life as he knows it. Review:  Book is smartly written, Composed in a style that is easy for everyone to read. From beginning to the ...