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 - ⭐⭐⭐. ✨

Amazon links to buy:

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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