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The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain

Name- The Silent Sister Written by- Diane Chamberlain Published by- Pan Macmillan UK Pages- 368 Ratings- ⭐️⭐️⭐️(.5)/5 .. (4.5/5) Plot- The silent Sister is a gripping thriller revolving around the life of Riley MacPherson. Riley returns to her childhood home in North Carolina after her father's death. On her arrival she is face with several puzzles,unsolved mysteries and family secrets all involving her sister Lisa, whom she believed to be dead. All these events puts a question mark on her own identity. Will Riley ever discover the truth?(Read the book to find out) Review- Thumbs Up- ●The story has the right amount of drama and suspense.The build up was at a perfect pace. ●All the settings and descriptions of the scenes added extra flavour. The characters were complex enough to keep the readers hooked. ●There were several twists and turns that were expected from a best selling author like Chamberlain. Thumbs Down- ◆The story though gripping was a tad bit long. ◆The fi

The Blue Moon Day by Santhosh Sivaraj

Name- The Blue Moon Day Written By- Santhosh Sivaraj Published by- Invincible Publishers and Marketeers Pages- 213 Ratings-⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5.. (5/5) Plot- The Blue Moon Day is a tale describing the lives of five persons who were facing a difficult situation in their life when the met a stranger who changed their lives. An engineer, a husband, a retired postman, a busy corporate worker, a tennis prodigy all their lives have a common factor. This old man. Who is he? A Messiah? An angel? Or just an ordinary old man?(Read the book to find out) Review- Thumbs up- ●The book is a brilliant creation of the author. A one of a kind book which makes you think and contemplate on your actions and the toughest decisions you took in your entire lifetime. ●The story is brilliantly written in six parts each dealing with a different character and the last part about the character of the old man who is behind these miracles. ●The characters had great depth and as the author suggested you really cou

First and Foremost by Sanket Tanna

Name- First and Foremost Written By- Sanket Tanna Published by- Write India Publishers Pages- 166 Ratings- ⭐️⭐️⭐️(.2)/5....(3.2/5) Plot- A story of young and budding romance between Sahil and Tamanah who started dating in their school days and struggled to maintain their relationship even when there was a long distance between them. Will they succeed in saving their relationship? Or their relationship would take a turn they couldn't even imagine? (Read the book to find out) Review- Thumbs up- ●The story is written in a very simple way. The words, the manner, the writing style everything is expressed in a way so that every reader could grasp the subject. ●The love story mentioned here is the one we all lived once in our life. So, it was a bit easy to relate. ●The ending was what I felt was the best part of the story. An U turn that was most unexpected(I won't reveal much). Thumbs down- ◆The beginning was a bit disappointing. ◆The plot was relatively very simply, th

Sunshine Town by Maniissh Aroraa

Name- Sunshine Town Written by- Maniissh Aroraa Published by- Peacock Books Pages- 186 Ratings- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 (4/5) Plot- Set in the city of Varanasi, North India, Sunshine Town is the story of Shlok, a teenager who faces hardships of adolescence and struggles to achieve success in his personal life and career. In this journey Shlok, begins to maintain his grip in his personal life thus jeopardizing his relationship with Natasha, the love of his life. Will Shlok be successful in his attempts? Or will he end up losing everything including Natasha? (Read the book to find out) Review- Thumbs up- ●Set in Varanasi the story focuses on the struggles and the tough decisions that an adolescent faces in his or her life.This book does a great job in outlining every tough phase in a precise manner. ●The book's perspective of achievement of goals using guidance, strategy and a structured approach is noteworthy. ●The love angle shown between Shlok and Natasha is also very realistic. The

Hope and Sunshine by Debasmita Nath Ghosh

Name- Hope and Sunshine Written By- Debasmita Nath Ghosh Published By- Debasmita Nath Ghosh (self published) Pages- 170 Ratings- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 (5/5) Plot- A heart wrenching and heart warming tale of Naina, a punjabi girl posted in Kolkata. An outsider at first Naina found her joy in the city of joy itself, in her friends, Arjun, who is also her cousin and Aditya, Naina's HR and Arjun's friend. Together they embark on a journey of friendship, but soon sparks begin to fly between Naina and Aditya, but what about Naina's long distance relationship with her long time boyfriend, Ved? Will their relationship stand the test of time? What about her growing attraction towards Aditya? Will Naina be able to pull herself from this situation?(Read the book to find out) Review- Thumbs up- ●Well, practically everything. The plot was perfect, the storyline was perfect, the protagonists were perfect, the climax was perfect, even the supporting characters were perfect. ●A love story

Confessions of a Turophile by Shalini Singh

Name- Confessions of a Turophile Written By- Shalini Singh Published by- Panini Books Pages- 134 Ratings- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(.7)/5  (4.7/5) Plot- Confessions of a Turophile is a book written by Shalini Singh in which she expresses her views using poetry as her weapon. Did she succeed in her attempts? (Read the book to find out) Review- Thumbs up- ●The most astonishing thing about the author's poetry is, it is written in a way which so lucid yet alluring that every soul reading it could understand the meaning it conveys. ●The author made a promise to the readers at the beginning of the book that it has a poetry for everyone, literally everyone, and I'm happy to announce that she kept her promise. If you are a Homo sapiens sapiens, inhabiting this planet, Earth, there is a poetry for you in her book. ●The author takes her love for cheese to a whole new level. It was such a brilliant yet fresh idea to dedicate a book to cheese, from naming it Turophile to penning her thoughts ab

Seductive Affair by Rishab Puri

Name- Seductive Affair Written By- Rishabh Puri Published by- Sristi Publishers & Distributors Pages-173 Ratings-⭐️⭐️⭐️(.8)/5 (3.8/5) . . Thank you @officialrishabhpuri and @srishtipub for this review copy. . . Plot- Prisha is a simple Delhi girl who aspires to become a journalist. Devastated by her last breakup she finally gets her dream job at Chronicles. Everything seemed fine until her eyes met with Rajesh's, a handsome reporter. Her world is turned upside down when she is sent to an office trip with the hot reporter Rajesh. What follows next? (Read the story to find out) . Review- . Thumbs up- ●This is a simple yet alluring romantic story. Its written in a lucid language for every reader to understand which is the biggest plus point. ●The plot is also interesting and spins slowly unfolding everything gradually. ● The plot mainly sticks to the central characters without adding unnecessary  parallel stories. ●The leads are pretty much realistic and the fem

Letters to My Son by Saravana Kumar Murugan

Name- Letters to My Son Written By- Saravana Kumar Murugan(Sarav) @iamsaravofficial Pages- 60 Ratings- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(.8)/5 (4.8/5) Acknowledgement- Thank you @iamsaravofficial for the review copy of your wonderful book..❤️❤️ . Plot- Letters to my Son is a simple yet powerful and heart breaking story of selfless and unconditional love and devotion that Aarav, a widowed father has for his only son Nirav. The story is mostly narrated through letters written by Aarav to Nirav, but why did Aarav wrote those letters? What is so important in them? (Read the story to find out) . Review- . Positive points- ●The story though short(10k words) captures brilliantly a fathers' complete devotion to his son. ●Through the story of Aarav nd Nirav's life we can get a clear picture of our society where the life of a parent revolves around their children, yet sometimes their children fail to truly understand their parents. ● The story depicts another angle of love through Nirav & Mirna

The Spy by Paulo Coelho

Name- The Spy Written By- Paulo Coelho Published by- Penguin Books Pages- 186 . Ratings- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(✨💫💫)/5 (4.7/5) . Plot- Penned down by the famous author of The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho, The Spy is the story of the famous Margaretha Zelle popularly known as Mata Hari. Her lifestyle, her friend circle everything came to scrutiny during the First world war, where France labelled her as A Spy and a double agent for both France & Germany. Was she really a spy? or just a free thinking independent woman who was made a scapegoat during the most dreaded war? (Read the book to find out) . Review- ->Positive points- ●The author divide the book in 3 parts. The first 2 parts were in Mata Hari's own voice through her letters to her lawyer Mr. Clunet & the 3rd was in Mr. Clunet's own letters written for Mata Hari, a tricky concept which worked for  this book. ●The story portrays brilliantly all the stages of Mata Hari's entire life from her childhood days in Holl

Demons in my mind by Aashish Gupta

Name- Demons in my mind Author- Aashish Gupta Published by- Kalamos Literary Services Pages-212 . Ratings- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨/5 (4.3/5) . Plot- The story revolves around the three Monks and their lives. The Three Monks are believed to be miraculous healers, but who are they in reality? The First Monk is- a murderer, the second- A Rapist & the third- A lover. How does a criminal becomes a Monk? Who are these people? Sadhus? Gurus? Holy men? or just illumined humans?(Read this macabre story to find out) . Review- ->Positive points- ◆The story described as "macabre"(by the author) spins complexly yet intricately which ties 3 stories in a single account. ◆The author describes an idea which already prevails in our society yet overlooked by many that the most heinous crimes are committed by diseased mind & not diseased souls & thus supporting the concept of- "Hate the Sin not the Sinner". ◆The issue that even most hated criminals can undergo changes wi

Will You Still Love Me? by Ravinder Singh

Book- Will you still love me? Written by- Ravinder Singh Published by- Penguin Random house India Private limited My copy- Flipkart(was in perfect condition) Ratings- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/5 (4.5/5) .. Plot- The story explores the love between Rajveer, a simple punjabi boy from Patiala and Lavanya, a girl from Shillong Meghalaya. Their love amongst the community acceptance issues and in the aftermath of a terrible accident is the main focus. . Review- Ravinder Singh crafted another beautiful love story in the back drop of community​ acceptance, the mindset of most Indians towards the North-east community.Then there is the leading focus which deals with obeying traffic rules(read the book to find out why).The description of the picturesque Meghalaya,The exploration of the journey towards love and then an incident giving a whole new direction. Ravinder Singh narrated yet another heart wrenching tale. ... Follow there journey towards an uncertain future in #willyoustillloveme?

Mistress of Spices By Cihitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Name- The Mistress of Spices Written By- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Published by- Black Swan Genre- Fiction Page- 317 Ratings- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/5 (4.5/5) . ✨Recommendation- I recommend you to read this book which will transport you to the world of Tilo and her spices. It will ensnare you to this magical world until you flip the through the last pages after which you will feel a lingering taste of Spices urging for more. . ✨Plot(Without revealing much)- Tilo is a Mistress of Spices who has her shop Spice Bazaar located in Oakland. She helps people in solving their life's problems with the magic of the spices. All was going well until one friday evening an American walks into her shop(& life) and messes up everything she ever knew. In doing so she is forced to choose between her love for her spices or Raven( the American). Whom would she choose? (Read the book to know🙌) . ✨Review- . Positive points- ◆Divakaruni crafted a complicated story involving magic, Spices, Tilo,