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 Author: Hope Bolinger & Alyssa Roat Pages: 432 Review:  This book is the most emotionally devastating read of this year for me. It’s funny and also heartbreaking. A hero and a villain who flirt, argue, traumatize, bond and accidentally heal each other??? “I’m tired of pretending that I’m fine when I’m breaking in places no one can see.” Online banter Emotional vulnerability Slow Burn found family Opposites Attract  Villain-hero  “You say you’re a villain, but I’ve met heroes who cared less than you.” The emotional intimacy & tension is so strong. And the slow build?? OH MY GOD. It is EVERYTHING. I genuinely sat in silence after reading this book because it had taken me on such a emotional ride that I didn’t know how to come back to real life now. Both Cortex and Vortex are surrounded by people yet they have this feeling of loneliness with them. For both of them, the messages become a lifeline, and soon after their insults become a base for their connect...

AMRUT - THE GREAT CHURN: THE GLOBAL STORY OF INDIA'S FIRST SINGLE MALT By Sriram Devatha PAGES: 267 ABOUT THE BOOK: One fine day in Ooty, Bangalore-based businessman Neelakanta Rao Jagdale mixed single malt whisky with peated whisky, both crafted in his family-owned distillery. This blend would put Amrut on the world map, succeeding beyond Jagdale’s wildest dreams. He had crafted nectar fit for the gods, much like the one that rose out of the great churn of the Puranas, a whisky that would captivate connoisseurs worldwide—Amrut Fusion. India is a land of whisky-drinkers—of the sort made from molasses, yes, but also premium Scotch. For the latter lot, anything Indian was anathema. Jagdale, a visionary, dared to dream beyond the molasses-based whiskies that India was known for. His strategy was for Indian whisky to be acceptable to Indians, it would first have to be accepted by the Scots. And thus began the journey of Amrut Whisky and its many expressions, the most popular of which r...

Safe Cracker By Jesse DeRoy Page : 416 BOOK SUMMARY: Jesse Deroy’s debut is a taut and deeply inhabited dive into the criminal netherworld that unfurls with surprising heart, wild specificity, and the tactile pleasure of an intricate well-executed plan. Grantchester “Duke" Ducaine was born and raised a thief, so working the straight and narrow the last two years has felt like surfing without water. His dad is in the pen and his sister is . . . well, Duke doesn’t like to think about all of the things that are his fault. He’s got more pressing problems, like a bookie who wants to break his thumbs, and a couple of possibly shady Feds who want him to break into an unbreakable safe. When Duke agrees to take the job, thinking he might have the answer to his problems, he discovers that some things are best left unopened. REVIEW: If you enjoy heist thrillers with lots of technical detail then read this book. I was hooked by Duke, the man behind the heist, as well as the excitement of the ...